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garish

English

Etymology

Of unknown origin, possibly from obsolete Middle English gawren (“to stare”) which is of uncertain origin, probably from Old Norse gá (“to watch, heed”) or gaurr (“rough fellow”) (Proto-Indo-European *g?ow-rós, from *g?ew- (“to be angry”)). Compare with English gaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???????/

Adjective

garish (comparative more garish, superlative most garish)

  1. Overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:gaudy

Derived terms

  • garishly
  • garishness

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • Harigs, girahs, girsha

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glitz

English

Etymology

Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic ???????????????????????????????????????? (glitmunjan, “glisten”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l?ts/
  • Rhymes: -?ts

Noun

glitz (countable and uncountable, plural glitzes)

  1. Garish, brilliant showiness.

Related terms

  • glitzy

Translations

Cimbrian

Etymology

Noun

glitz m

  1. (Sette Comuni) lightning

Derived terms

  • glitzigan

References

  • “glitz” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

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