Gaudy vs. Tawdry

Gaudyadjective

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

Gaudyadjective

(obsolete) gay; merry; festive

Gaudynoun

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

Gaudynoun

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

Gaudyadjective

Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious.

Gaudyadjective

Gay; merry; festal.

Gaudynoun

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

Gaudynoun

A feast or festival; - called also gaud-day and gaudy day.

Gaudynoun

a celebratory feast held annually at one of the colleges in a British university

Gaudyadjective

tastelessly showy;

Gaudyadjective

(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

Gaudyadjective

extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless

Gaudynoun

a celebratory dinner or entertainment held by a college for old members

Gaudy

Gaudy or gaudie (from the Latin, , meaning or ) is a term used to reflect student life in a number of the ancient universities in the United Kingdom as well as other institutions such as Durham University and Reading University. It is generally believed to relate to the traditional student song, (On the Shortness of Life), which is commonly known as the Gaudeamus (Let's make merry) by virtue of its first word.

Tawdrynoun

(obsolete) Tawdry lace.

Tawdrynoun

(obsolete) Anything gaudy and cheap; pretentious finery.

Tawdryadjective

(of clothing, appearance, etc.) Cheap and gaudy; showy.

Tawdryadjective

(of character, behavior, situations, etc.) Unseemly, base, shameful.

Tawdryadjective

Bought at the festival of St. Audrey.

Tawdryadjective

Very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance; having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap and gaudy; as, a tawdry dress; tawdry feathers; tawdry colors.

Tawdrynoun

A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair; hence, a necklace in general.

Tawdryadjective

tastelessly showy;

Tawdryadjective

cheap and shoddy;