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flash vs meretricious

meretricious vs flash

flash is a noun but meretricious is not a noun.

flash and meretricious both are adjectives.

flash is a verb but meretricious is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flash Yes Yes Yes No
meretricious No Yes No No
As adjectives, flash and meretricious are synonyms defined as:
  • flash and meretricious: tastelessly showy
Other synonyms of flash include brassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy.
flash (noun) meretricious (noun)
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
a momentary brightness
a sudden brilliant understanding
a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
a gaudy outward display
a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
a short vivid experience
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
flash (adjective) meretricious (adjective)
tastelessly showy like or relating to a prostitute
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
tastelessly showy
flash (verb) meretricious (verb)
appear briefly
emit a brief burst of light
make known or cause to appear with great speed
protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
run or move very quickly or hastily
gleam or glow intermittently
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
expose or show briefly
Difference between flash and meretricious

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