noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being garish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
garishness
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noun
Meaning 2
strident color or excessive ornamentation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gaudiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ugliness
noun
Meaning 3
tasteless showiness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flashiness, gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tastelessness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English garish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English garishness From garish + -ness.