chillón — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flashy adjective Showy and designed to attract attention, sometimes in a tasteless way.
- garish adj Unpleasantly bright or showy, in a tasteless way.
- gaudy adj Showy or overdecorated to the point of looking cheap or tasteless.
- loud adj Producing a lot of sound; not quiet.
- screamer noun A person who screams, especially loudly or frequently.
Senses
chillón is used for these senses in English:
- ear-piercing (informal, idiomatic) Extremely loud (of sound).
- flashy Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
- garish Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]
- 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.
- rambunctious (chiefly, US, informal) Boisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control.
- screamer One who screams; one who shouts; one who sings harshly.
- squeaker One who or that which squeaks.