garishness
1garishness — gar ish*ness n. 1. tasteless showiness. Syn: flashiness, gaudiness, loudness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz. [WordNet 1.5] 2. strident color or excessive ornamentation. Syn: gaudiness. [WordNet 1.5] …
2garishness — index pretense (ostentation) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3garishness — garish ► ADJECTIVE ▪ obtrusively bright and showy; lurid. DERIVATIVES garishly adverb garishness noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
4Garishness — Garish Gar ish (g[^a]r [i^]sh), a. [Cf. OE. gauren to stare; of uncertain origin. Cf. {gairish}.] 1. Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention. The garish sun. A garish flag. Shak. In . . . garish colors. Asham. The garish… …
5garishness — noun see garish …
6garishness — See garishly. * * * …
7garishness — noun The quality of being garish …
8garishness — n. flashiness, offensive showiness; excessively bright or colorful dress; excessive ornamentation …
9garishness — gar·ish·ness …
10garishness — See: garish …
