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flash vs tawdry

tawdry vs flash

flash is a noun but tawdry is not a noun.

flash and tawdry both are adjectives.

flash is a verb but tawdry is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flash Yes Yes Yes No
tawdry No Yes No No
As adjectives, flash and tawdry are synonyms defined as:
  • flash and tawdry: tastelessly showy
Other synonyms of flash include brassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, trashy.
flash (noun) tawdry (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) tawdry (adjective)
tastelessly showy made of inferior workmanship and materials
tastelessly showy
flash (verb) tawdry (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 tawdry

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