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Definitions for gaudiness
gaudi·ness

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitznoun

    tasteless showiness

  2. garishness, gaudinessnoun

    strident color or excessive ornamentation

Wiktionary

  1. gaudinessnoun

    Pretension in appearance. Overly done and distastefully adorned.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Gaudinessnoun

    Showiness; tinsel appearance.

    Etymology: from gaudy.

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  1. gaudiness

    Gaudiness is the quality or characteristic of being excessively showy, bright, flashy, or over-the-top, often in a tasteless or vulgar manner. It can refer to extravagant or lavish appearance, behavior, style, or design that lacks sophistication or simplicity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gaudinessnoun

    the quality of being gaudy

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gaudiness in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gaudiness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of gaudiness in a Sentence

  1. Sir George Savile:

    In your clothes avoid too much gaudiness do not value yourself upon an embroidered gown and remember that a reasonable word, or an obliging look, will gain you more respect than all your fine trappings.

  2. Francis Quarles:

    In thy apparel avoid singularity, profuseness, and gaudiness. Be not too early in the fashion, nor too late. Decency is half way between affectation and neglect. The body is the shell of the soul, apparel is the husk of that shell; the husk often tells you what the kernel is.


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