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- [kich]
- /kɪtʃ/
- /kɪtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kich]
- /kɪtʃ/
Definitions of kitsch word
- noun kitsch something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste. 1
- noun kitsch Art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way. 1
- noun kitsch sth garish or tasteless 1
- adjective kitsch garish or tasteless 1
- uncountable noun kitsch You can refer to a work of art or an object as kitsch if it is showy and thought by some people to be in bad taste. 0
- uncountable noun kitsch Kitsch is also an adjective. 0
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Origin of kitsch
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; < German, derivative of kitschen to throw together (a work of art)
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Parts of speech for Kitsch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kitsch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kitsch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kitsch
noun kitsch
- camp — A camp is a collection of huts and other buildings that is provided for a particular group of people, such as refugees, prisoners, or soldiers, as a place to live or stay.
- clinquant — glittering, esp with tinsel
- gimcrack — a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw.
- corny — If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original.
- twee — affectedly dainty or quaint: twee writing about furry little creatures.
adjective kitsch
- tasteless — having no taste or flavor; insipid.
- vulgar — characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
- brash — If you describe someone or their behaviour as brash, you disapprove of them because you think that they are too confident and aggressive.
- loud — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
- cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
Antonyms for kitsch
noun kitsch
- authentic — An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine.
- real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- utilitarian — object: functional, useful
adjective kitsch
- tasteful — having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste: tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.
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