Definitions for garishness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gar•ishˈgɛər ɪʃ, ˈgær-(adj.)
crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes.
excessively ornate or elaborate, as buildings or writings.
dressed in or ornamented with bright colors.
excessively bright; glaring.
Origin of garish:
1535–45; perh. = obs. gaure to stare (ME gauren < ON) + -ish1
gar′ish•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz(noun)
tasteless showiness
garishness, gaudiness(noun)
strident color or excessive ornamentation
Wiktionary
garishness(Noun)
The quality of being garish.
Translations for garishness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- skrilAfrikaans
- بَهْرَجَهArabic
- яркостBulgarian
- espalhafatoPortuguese (BR)
- křiklavostCzech
- die GrelligkeitGerman
- skrigenDanish
- κακογουστιάGreek
- estridencia, llamatividadSpanish
- räigusEstonian
- جلف بودنFarsi
- räikeysFinnish
- aspect tapageurFrench
- סַסגוֹנִיוּתHebrew
- भड़कीलापनHindi
- drečavost, napadnostCroatian
- ízléstelenségHungarian
- sifat norakIndonesian
- e-ð sem er glannalegt/yfirgengilegtIcelandic
- appariscenzaItalian
- けばけばしさJapanese
- 유난히 번쩍거림Korean
- per didelis ryškumasLithuanian
- (bezgaumīgs) spilgtumsLatvian
- menyilaukanMalay
- helheidDutch
- grellhet, skjærende kvalitetNorwegian
- krzykliwośćPolish
- جلف بودنPersian
- متظاهرPashto
- extravagânciaPortuguese
- aspectţipătorRomanian
- броскостьRussian
- krikľavosťSlovak
- neokusnostSlovenian
- drečavostSerbian
- grällhetSwedish
- ความหรูหรา; ความฉูดฉาดThai
- cafcaflı olma, süslülükTurkish
- 花俏俗氣Chinese (Trad.)
- пістрявістьUkrainian
- بھڑکیلاپنUrdu
- sự loè loẹt; sự sặc sỡVietnamese
- 过分艳丽Chinese (Simp.)
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