meretricious

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
2. Involving unlawful sexual connection or lack of consent by at least one party (said of a romantic relationship).
3. (obsolete) Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.

Concepten

opzichtig

bedrieglijk

ontuchtig

schoonschijnend

wansmakelijk

hoerachtig

Synoniemen

gaudy

garish

tawdry

flashy

specious

flash

spurious

tacky

tatty

trashy

loud

cheap

ostentatious

gilded

for show

gimcrack

brassy

showy

unchaste

wanton

whorish

cheapjack

pretentious

bastard

dashing

false

flamboyant

flossy

hokey

inauthentic

indecent

obscene

artificial

prim

seductive

sham

show off

sporty

swanky

unauthentic

Vertalingen

spécieux

llamativo

dirnenhaft

estrident

aufdringlich

économique

llampant

επιδεικτικός

επιτηδευμένος

πορνικός

bariolé

de mauvais goût

επίπλαστος

factice

vulgar

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌmɛɹɪˈtɹɪʃəs/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Latin meretrīcius, from meretrīx (“harlot, prostitute”), from mereō (“earn, deserve, merit”) (English merit) + -trīx (“(female agent)”) (English -trix).