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
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Flashy as an adjective:
Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
Examples:
"The dancers wore flashy costumes featuring shiny sequins in many vibrant colors."
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Flashy as an adjective (dated, poetic):
Flashing; producing flashes.
Examples:
"a flashy light"
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Flashy as an adjective (archaic):
drunk; tipsy
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Gaudy as an adjective:
very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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Gaudy as an adjective (obsolete):
gay; merry; festive
Examples:
"rfquotek Tennyson"
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Gaudy as a noun:
One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited.
Examples:
"rfquotek Gower"
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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.