kitsch

(Anglais)

Noun

Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.

Adj

Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kɪt͡ʃ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From German Kitsch, from dialectal kitschen (“to coat, to smear”); the word and concept were popularized in the 1930s by several critics who contrasted it with avant garde art.

Concepts

kitsch

kitch

prétentieux

fastueux

quétaine

Synonymes

bravura

all hat and no cattle

gimcrack

gimcrackery

nicknack

ostentatious

posey

pretentious

splashy

tinhorn

tinsel

wanky

pseudo-sophisticated

pseudy

a la

all bark and no bite

Traductions

Kitsch

kicz

kitsch

kitsch

kitsch

presumido

kitsch

prahlerisch

pretensiós

kitschig

طنان

κιτς

wyniosły

gonfiante

ostentoso