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GARISHNESS

Dictionary entry overview: What does garishness mean?

• GARISHNESS (noun)
The noun GARISHNESS has 2 senses:

1. tasteless showiness
2. strident color or excessive ornamentation

Familiarity information: GARISHNESS used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GARISHNESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Tasteless showiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

glitz; gaudiness; garishness; flashiness; brashness; tawdriness; loudness; meretriciousness

Hypernyms ("garishness" is a kind of...):

tastelessness (inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Strident color or excessive ornamentation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

garishness; gaudiness

Hypernyms ("garishness" is a kind of...):

ugliness (qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses)

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