noun
1. tasteless showiness
• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms: ↑tawdry (for: ↑tawdriness), ↑meretricious (for: ↑meretriciousness), ↑loud (for: ↑loudness), ↑gaudy, ↑garish (for: ↑garishness), ↑flashy (for: ↑flashiness)
• Hypernyms: ↑tastelessness
2. strident color or excessive ornamentation
• Syn: ↑garishness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑gaudy, ↑garish (for: ↑garishness)
• Hypernyms: ↑ugliness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.