English-Thai Dictionary

meretricious

ADJ ซึ่ง เป็น กริยา ท่าทาง ของ โสเภ ณี  sueng-pen-kri-ya-ta-tang-kong-so-pe-ne

 

meretricious

ADJ น่า ดึงดูดใจ แต่เพียง ภายนอก  หรูหรา แต่เพียง ภายนอก  tawdry garish gaudy showy flashy na-duang-dud-jai-tea-piang-pai-nok

 

meretricious

ADJ หลอกลวง  เสแสร้ง  spurious sham false pretentious true lok-luang

 

meretriciously

ADV อย่าง หลอกลวง  yang-lok-luang

 

meretriciousness

N ความ หลอกลวง  kwam-lok-luang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MERETRICIOUS

a.[L. meretricius, from meretrix, a prostitute. ] 1. Pertaining to prostitutes; such as in practiced by harlots; as meretricious arts.
2. Alluring by false show; worn for disguise; having a gaudy but deceitful appearance; false; as meretricious dress or ornaments.
MERETRICIOUSLY, adv. In the manner of prostitutes; with deceitful enticements.

 

MERETRICIOUSNESS

n.The arts of a prostitute; deceitful enticements.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MERETRICIOUS

Mer `e *tri "cious, a. Etym: [L. meretricius, from meretrix, -icis, a prostitute, lit. , one who earns money, i. e., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See Merit. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic.

 

2. Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, meretricious dress or ornaments. -- Mer `e *tri "cious *ly, adv. -- Mer `e *tri "cious *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

meretricious

mer e tri cious |merəˈtriSHəs ˈˌmɛrəˈˌtrɪʃəs | ▶adjective 1 apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity: meretricious souvenirs for the tourist trade. 2 archaic of, relating to, or characteristic of a prostitute. DERIVATIVES mer e tri cious ly adverb, mer e tri cious ness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin meretricius (adjective from meretrix, meretric- ‘prostitute, ’ from mereri ‘be hired ’) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

meretricious

meretricious |ˌmɛrɪˈtrɪʃəs | ▶adjective 1 apparently attractive but having no real value: meretricious souvenirs for the tourist trade. 2 archaic relating to or characteristic of a prostitute. DERIVATIVES meretriciously adverb, meretriciousness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin meretricius (adjective from meretrix, meretric- ‘prostitute ’, from mereri ‘be hired ’) + -ous .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

meretricious

meretricious adjective the meretricious glitter of the whole charade: worthless, valueless, cheap, tawdry, trashy, Brummagem, tasteless, kitsch, kitschy; false, artificial, fake, imitation; informal tacky, chintzy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

meretricious

meretricious adjective the meretricious glitter of the whole charade: flashy, pretentious, gaudy, tawdry, trashy, garish, chintzy, Brummagem, loud, tinselly, cheap, tasteless, kitschy; false, artificial, fake, faked, fraudulent, imitation, bogus, spurious, sham, specious, plastic; informal tacky. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS meretricious or meritorious? Similar in form, these words are opposite in meaning. Meretricious is used of something with a superficial attractiveness that conceals its essential worthlessness (the artist had been content to churn out meretricious souvenirs for tourists ). Meritorious, on the other hand, means ‘deserving reward, worthy ’ (he received a medal for meritorious conduct ).These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

meretricious

mer e tri cious /mèrətrɪ́ʃəs /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠見かけだけの, 見かけ倒しの .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞