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gaudiness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brashness, flashiness, garishness, glitz, loudness, meretriciousness, tawdriness |
| Type of | tastelessness |
| Derivation | gaudy |
gaudiness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | garishness |
| Type of | ugliness |
| Derivation | gaudy |
Examples of gaudiness
gaudiness
The colour palette of sets and costumes veers towards a cheap, acidic gaudiness.
From the guardian.co.uk
It is the gaudiness of the knifework, the unseemly calling of attention, that feels wrong.
From the time.com
Mexican taste can easily lapse into gaudiness, yet this is a cactus and sombrero-free zone.
From the stuff.co.nz
Further afield, Arimasa Osawa's books really capture the gaudiness of Tokyo's Shinjuku district.
From the guardian.co.uk
Like daytime television, its gaudiness was a guilty pleasure.
From the smh.com.au
But Loreen's win represents a triumph of minimalism over gaudiness, and suggests Europe's mood has shifted during a time of austerity.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
Yet Prince Rupert's downtown remains free, refreshingly so, of the gaudiness that has taken over some of Alaska's Inside Passage towns.
From the sfgate.com
His sleek and attenuated brand of urban, rock-chick tailoring is somewhat at odds with the gaudiness and gazar-clad girls of a day at the races.
From the independent.co.uk
World Cup draws traditionally feature a combination of pomp, ceremony, a sprinkling of Eurotrash gaudiness and, ultimately, unfulfilled expectation.
From the online.wsj.com
- Flashiness: tasteless showiness
- Garishness: strident color or excessive ornamentation
- Pretension in appearance. Overly done and distastefully adorned
