tawdriness
61tinsel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tawdriness, gaudiness, frippery, show; baubles, gewgaws. See ornament, deception, ostentation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tawdry, gaudy, pretentious, fake, glossy, cheap, catchpenny, alloyed, pseudo; …
62vulgarity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Bad taste Nouns 1. vulgarity, vulgarism; barbarism; offense, bad taste; inelegance, indelicacy; gaucherie, ill breeding, discourtesy, incivility; coarseness, indecorum, boorishness; rowdyism,… …
63cheap — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Low in relative price] Syn. inexpensive, low priced, reasonable, economical, affordable, moderate, family size, economy size, economy, budget, utility (grade), reduced, marked down, discounted, depreciated, slashed,… …
64Vulgarity — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Bad taste. < N PARAG:Vulgarity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vulgarity vulgarity vulgarism Sgm: N 1 barbarism barbarism Vandalism Gothicism| =>! Sgm: N 1 mauvis gout mauvis gout bad taste Sgm: N …
65tawdry — taw|dry [ˈto:dri US ˈto: ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: tawdry lace necklace (16 18 centuries), from St. Audrey s lace, from St. Audrey 7th century queen of Northumbria, England; because it was originally sold at fairs in honor of St. Audrey]… …
66frippery — 1560s, old clothes, cast off garments, from M.Fr. friperie old clothes, an old clothes shop, from O.Fr. freperie, feuperie old rags, rubbish (13c.), from frepe, feupe fringe; rags, old clothes, from L.L. faluppa chip, splinter, straw, fiber. The… …
67sleaziness — n. shabbiness; baseness, despicableness; cheapness, tawdriness; flimsiness …
68kitsch — (kitsh) [German: thrown together] Anything of garish appearance or content, designed to appeal to popular or undiscriminating tastes; art or literature characterized by cheap sentimentality or tawdriness. His grossly overdecorated house is… …
69tawdry — adjective (tawdrier, tawdriest) 1》 showy but cheap and of poor quality. 2》 sordid; sleazy. noun archaic cheap and gaudy finery. Derivatives tawdrily adverb tawdriness noun Word History Tawdry is short for tawdry lace, a …
70tinsel — I. n. Frippery, finery, gewgaw, tawdriness, spangle, glitter, paste, pinchbeck, worthless ornament. II. a. Showy, glittering, gaudy, specious, garish, flaunting, flashy, superficial, worthless …
