The difference between Flashy and Gaudy

When used as adjectives, flashy means showy, whereas gaudy means very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.


Gaudy is also noun with the meaning: one of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited.

check bellow for the other definitions of Flashy and Gaudy

  1. Flashy as an adjective:

    Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.

    Examples:

    "The dancers wore flashy costumes featuring shiny sequins in many vibrant colors."

  2. Flashy as an adjective (dated, poetic):

    Flashing; producing flashes.

    Examples:

    "a flashy light"

  3. Flashy as an adjective (archaic):

    drunk; tipsy

  1. Gaudy as an adjective:

    very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner

  2. Gaudy as an adjective (obsolete):

    gay; merry; festive

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Tennyson"

  1. Gaudy as a noun:

    One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Gower"

  1. Gaudy as a noun:

    A reunion held by one of the colleges of the University of Oxford for alumni, normally held during the summer vacations.

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