Found 2 items, similar to Garishness.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: garishness
garishness
n 1: tasteless showiness [syn:
flashiness,
gaudiness,
loudness,
brashness,
meretriciousness,
tawdriness,
glitz]
2: strident color or excessive ornamentation [syn:
gaudiness]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Garishness
Garish
\Gar"ish\ (g[^a]r"[i^]sh), a. [Cf. OE. gauren to stare;
of uncertain origin. Cf.
gairish.]
1. Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting
attention.
“The garish sun.” “A garish flag.” --Shak.
“In . . . garish colors.” --Asham.
“The garish day.”
--J. H. Newman.
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Garish like the laughters of drunkenness. --Jer.
Taylor.
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2. Gay to extravagance; flighty.
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It makes the mind loose and garish. --South.
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Gar"ish*ly, adv. --
Gar"ish*ness, n. --Jer. Taylor.
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