gaudinessn.
/ˈɡɔːdɪnɪs/ The quality of being gaudy.
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the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > [noun]
finesse1549
garishness1598
gaudiness1601
finery1656
glare1706
snobbery1843
flauntiness1854
flashiness1855
shoddyism1865
loudness1881
obtrusiveness1881
floridity1883
flashness1885
orchidacity1897
pizzazz1937
neon1958
snazziness1961
the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [noun] > fine or gay appearance
gaynessc1443
show1539
fineness1553
bravery1573
brave1596
gaudiness1601
gallantry1613
gaiety1625
blow1710
1601 R. Chester Loves Martyr 60 The ayre that struggles for to kisse, The gaudinesse of faire King Arthurs blisse.
a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) i. xix. 240 When you have set up your selves with a deale of gaudinesse, such lace, such ruffes so in the fashion.
1763 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting III. ii. 93 The gawdiness of the Romish religion.
1833 I. Taylor Fanaticism iii. 67 The gaudiness of false sentiment.
1870 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David I. Ps. v. 4 Men may..forget the wickedness of the battle in the gaudiness of the triumph.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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