けばけばしい — meaning in English
kebakebashii
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English meaning
- gaudy adj Showy or overdecorated to the point of looking cheap or tasteless.
- loud adj Producing a lot of sound; not quiet.
- meretricious adj Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
- ostentatious adj Showy or over-the-top, designed mainly to impress or attract attention.
- showy adj Flashy or attracting a lot of attention, often in an exaggerated way.
Senses
けばけばしい is used for these senses in English:
- gaudy Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
- loud (of clothing, decorations, etc.) Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.
- meretricious Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
- ostentatious Of ostentation.
- showy (informal, chiefly of a literary work) Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts).
gaudy — full definition
- adj Showy or overdecorated to the point of looking cheap or tasteless.
- noun In British university tradition, a reunion dinner or feast held by an Oxford college for its former students.
loud — full definition
- adj Producing a lot of sound; not quiet.
- adj Attracting attention through boldness rather than subtlety, often used of colors, patterns, or behavior.