The difference between Corny and Kitsch

When used as adjectives, corny means boring and unoriginal, whereas kitsch means of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value.


Kitsch is also noun with the meaning: art, decorative objects and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value.

check bellow for the other definitions of Corny and Kitsch

  1. Corny as an adjective:

    Boring and unoriginal.

    Examples:

    "The duct tape and wire were a pretty corny solution."

  2. Corny as an adjective:

    Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.

    Examples:

    "The movie was okay, but the love scene was really corny."

    "He sent a bouquet of twelve red roses and a card: "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you." How corny is that!"

  3. Corny as an adjective (obsolete):

    Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.

  4. Corny as an adjective:

    Containing corn; tasting well of malt.

  5. Corny as an adjective (obsolete, UK, slang):

    tipsy; drunk

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Forby"

  1. Corny as an adjective (obsolete):

    Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.

  1. Kitsch as a noun:

    Art, decorative objects and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.

  1. Kitsch as an adjective:

    Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

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