garishness

3 definitions found

garishness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 day." --J. H.
        Newman.
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              Garish like the laughters of drunkenness. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
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     2. Gay to extravagance; flighty.
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              It makes the mind loose and garish.   --South.
        -- Gar"ish*ly, adv. -- Gar"ish*ness, n. --Jer. Taylor.
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  garishness \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]

garishness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  garishness
      n 1: tasteless showiness [syn: flashiness, garishness,
           gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness,
           tawdriness, glitz]
      2: strident color or excessive ornamentation [syn: garishness,
         gaudiness]