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noun
Pretension in appearance; looking overly and distastefully adorned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
strident color or excessive ornamentation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: garishness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ugliness
noun
tasteless showiness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: flashiness, garishness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tastelessness
History
Etymology tree English gaudy 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 gaudiness From gaudy + -ness.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
