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taw·dri·ness

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Princeton's WordNet

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

    tasteless showiness

Wiktionary

  1. tawdrinessnoun

    The property of being tawdry.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Tawdrinessnoun

    Tinsel finery; finery too ostentatious.

    Etymology: from tawdry.

    A clumsy beau makes his ungracefulness appear the more ungraceful by his tawdriness of dress. Clarissa.

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  1. tawdriness

    Tawdriness refers to something that seems attractive or valuable, but is actually cheap, low quality or of no real value. It can also refer to lacking in sophistication, elegance, and good taste, often characterized by superficial attractiveness or flashiness intended to impress. The term is usually used to describe things associated with being garish, tasteless, or gaudy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tawdrinessnoun

    quality or state of being tawdry

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tawdriness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tawdriness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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