tawdriness

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noun

The property of being tawdry.

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Meanings

nountawdriness (countable and uncountable, plural tawdrinesses)

plural tawdrinesses

  1. countableuncountableThe property of being tawdry.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountasteless showiness

Similar
flashinessgarishnessgaudinessloudnessbrashnessmeretriciousnessglitz
Broader
tastelessness
Also see
brashnessflashinessgarishnessgaudinessglitzloudnessmeretriciousness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tawdry + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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