gaudiness

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noun

Pretension in appearance; looking overly and distastefully adorned.

“Nearby residents don't want any gaudiness in the building's renovation: they want it to be tasteful and understated.”

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flashinessgarishnessloudnessbrashnessmeretriciousnesstawdrinessglitz
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Meanings

noungaudiness (countable and uncountable, plural gaudinesses)

plural gaudinesses

  1. countableuncountablePretension in appearance; looking overly and distastefully adorned.

    Nearby residents don't want any gaudiness in the building's renovation: they want it to be tasteful and understated.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountasteless showiness

Similar
flashinessgarishnessloudnessbrashnessmeretriciousnesstawdrinessglitz
Broader
tastelessness

nounstrident color or excessive ornamentation

Similar
garishness
Broader
ugliness
Also see
brashnessflashinessgarishnessglitzloudnessmeretriciousnesstawdriness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gaudy + -ness.

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Translations

Finnish komeilu, prameilu
  • komeilupretention in appearance
  • prameilupretention in appearance
  • pöyhkeilypretention in appearance
Cite this entry
APA

gaudiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaudiness

MLA

“gaudiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaudiness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gaudiness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaudiness.

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