English Explanatory Dictionary

cheesy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to cheese.
  2. Resembling or containing cheese.
  3. Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.
  4. Cheap, of poor quality.
  5. Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere. (of a smile or grin)
  6. Constituting or involving a technique considered unsporting or inelegant.

Pronunciation

chēʹzē /ˈt͡ʃiːzi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cheesy.wav

Word forms

cheesy cheesier cheesiest cheesey

Etymology

From Middle English chesy, equivalent to cheese + -y. Doublet of caseic. Compare German käsig (“cheesy”).

Synonyms

caseic cheeselike cheesen cheeseball corny tacky overdone played out bathetic cheesy drippy gooey hokey icky kitsch kitschy maudlin mawkish mushy overemotional oversentimental overwrought sappy schmaltzy sickly sweet slushy soppy soupy syrupy treacly banal bromidic clichéd commonplace dog-eared hackneyed hoary overused overworked pat shopworn stale threadbare timeworn tired trite warmed-over well-worn el cheapo low-end lousy second-rate tatty bargainous brand X budget cheap cheapie cheapo competitive

Related words

cream-cheesy mac and cheesy

Derived words

cheesily cheesiness cheesy chips cheesylicious cheesymite cheesy puff uncheesy

Translations

Armenian: պանրային Armenian: պանրանման Bulgarian: от сирене Bulgarian: с вкус на сирене Catalan: caseós Finnish: juustoinen Finnish: juustomainen French: fromageux German: käsig German: Käse- Ido: fromaja Ido: fromajala Ido: fromajoza Ido: fromajatra Italian: caseoso Polish: serowy Portuguese: caseoso Russian: сы́рный Russian: творо́жистый Russian: казео́зный Serbo-Croatian: sirni Serbo-Croatian: sirast Spanish: caseoso Welsh: cawslyd Yiddish: קעזיק Indonesian: berkeju Romanian: brânzos
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