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Definition of Gaudiness
1. Noun. Tasteless showiness.
Generic synonyms: Tastelessness
Derivative terms: Flashy, Flashy, Garish, Gaudy, Gaudy, Loud, Meretricious, Tawdry, Tawdry
2. Noun. Strident color or excessive ornamentation.
Definition of Gaudiness
1. n. The quality of being gaudy.
Definition of Gaudiness
1. Noun. Pretension in appearance. Overly done and distastefully adorned. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gaudiness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaudiness
Literary usage of Gaudiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Painting: German, Fleming, and Dutch Schools by Sir Joseph Archer Crowe, Gustav Friedrich Waagen, Franz Kugler (1898)
"... the Last Supper—in the Louvre, show the master entirely under the theatrical
spell of the French school, his colouring even degenerating into gaudiness. ..."
2. The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and Parts by Thomas Allen (1839)
"is chiefly distinguished by its extreme shew and gaudiness ; in general form and
arrangement, it is an imitation of the ..."
3. All Around the Wrekin by Walter White (1860)
"A Church without gaudiness—Mass—Breakfast—How to prevent Talking—Incitements to
Goodness—The Infirmary—The Dormitory— The Chapter-House—Lay-Brothers at ..."
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