Kitsch

Synonyms for "kitsch" (104 found)

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Closest matches (21)

ancient literatureart objectart workbabbittrybad tastebelles lettresbelles-lettresbourgeois tastebrainchildbric-a-braccampcampinessclassicclassicscompositioncontemporary literaturecreationdesign
Noun(3 words)
campcornballcultural category

Strong matches (31)

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masterworkmedieval literaturemobilemuseum piece
Noun(7 words)
garishgaudygaudy artironickitschylow culturelowbrow art

Related words (52)

national literaturenudeobscene literatureold masterpasticciopastichephilistinismpiecepiece of virtupolite literaturepoor tastepoppop culturepop literaturepopular literaturepornographic literaturepornographypseudonymous literaturerenaissance literaturerepublic of letters
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scatological literatureserious literaturestabilestatuestill lifestudytastelessnesstravel literatureunaestheticismunaestheticnessunbecomingnessunderground literatureunfittingnessunseemlinessunsuitabilityunsuitablenessvirtuvulgar tastevulgarismvulgarityvulgarnesswisdom literatureworkwork of art
Noun(8 words)
pastichepopular aestheticsshlocktackytacky arttaste categorytawdrytrash art

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OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

11 entries
aesthetic categoryaesthetic styleartart categoryartworkcultural artifactcultural discoursecultural objectfine artintellectual concepttaste judgement

More specific

15 entries
camp aestheticcamp stylegarish decorationgarish designkitsch critiquekitsch sculpturemass marketed figurinemass produced printnostalgic parodynostalgic posterretro homagesoft sculpturetacky decortacky souvenirtawdry ornament

Collocations

10 entries
kitsch aesthetickitsch aestheticskitsch artifactkitsch culturekitsch decorkitsch designkitsch objectkitsch ornamentkitsch stylemass produced kitsch

Inflections

3 entries
kitschesmore kitschymost kitschy

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Sal's Tomfoolery Shop has antiques, weird items, and kitsch.

Source: tatoeba (8977700)

But amid the designer shops and glass swathed high-rise buildings lies a small den of the bizarre; a place where valuable antiques jostle for place with the kitsch and the worthless, and slogans compete for space on the walls.

Source: tatoeba (11552398)

I feel no emotion from his kitsch tapestries.

Source: tatoeba (12849656)

Because it can be turned out mechanically, kitsch has become an integral part of our productive system in a way in which true culture could never be, except accidentally.

Source: wiktionary

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