kitschy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɪt͡ʃi/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From kitsch + -y. Compare German kitschig (“kitschy”).
Meanings
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Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
Hamilton said that his work looked for the “candour of a lost paradise”, and was most famous for his kitschy calendars of young girls and his soft-focus erotic films including “Bilitis” from 1977.
2016 November 25, “Photographer David Hamilton found dead in Paris”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:This is what his admirers go for: the gravelly grain of his film stock, the crowded monochrome of his compositions (the new film is mostly in black-and-white, with kitschy spasms of color), and the way in which light bounces and breathes from the faces of his players.
2004 May 10, The New Yorker:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kitschier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| kitschiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
kitschily · kitschiness · unkitschy
Synonyms
kitsch · schmaltzy · sappy · hokey · overemotional · mushy · sickly sweet · soupy · maudlin · corny · syrupy · squishy · cheesy · soppy · slushy · icky · treacly · gooey · oversentimental · overwrought · corny · drippy · kitsch · bathetic · schmaltzy · kitschy · mawkish
Translations (25)
he קיטשי (having the nature of kitsch) · et kitšilik (having the nature of kitsch) · pt kitsch (having the nature of kitsch) · fr kitsch (having the nature of kitsch) · el κιτς (having the nature of kitsch) · pt brega (having the nature of kitsch) · bg кичозен (having the nature of kitsch) · ja 低俗な (having the nature of kitsch) · cs kýčovitý (having the nature of kitsch) · it tamarro (having the nature of kitsch) · cmn 花裡胡哨 /花里胡哨 (having the nature of kitsch) · it kitsch (having the nature of kitsch) · de kitschig (having the nature of kitsch) · sk gýčovitý (having the nature of kitsch) · ca cursi (having the nature of kitsch) · pl kiczowaty (having the nature of kitsch) · fi kitsahtava (having the nature of kitsch) · sv kitschig (having the nature of kitsch) · uk кітчевий (having the nature of kitsch) · ko 키치하다 (having the nature of kitsch) · ja キッチュな (having the nature of kitsch) · sk gýčový (having the nature of kitsch) · ru ки́тчевый (having the nature of kitsch) · hu giccses (having the nature of kitsch) · eo kiĉa (having the nature of kitsch)