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garishness

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gar·ish  (gârsh, gr-)
adj.
1.
a. Marked by strident color or excessive ornamentation; gaudy.
b. Loud and flashy: garish makeup. See Synonyms at gaudy1.
2. Glaring; dazzling: "Hide me from Day's garish eye" (John Milton).
[Origin unknown.]
garish·ly adv.
garish·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.garishness - tasteless showinessgarishness - tasteless showiness                  
brashness, flashiness, gaudiness, glitz, tawdriness, loudness, meretriciousness
tastelessness - inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste
2.garishness - strident color or excessive ornamentation
gaudiness
ugliness - qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
Translations
garishness [ˈgɛərɪʃnɪs] N [of clothes, décor] → chabacanería f, ordinariez f, lo charro(LAm) ; [of colours, light] → estridencia f
garishness
n (pej) → grelle or schreiende Farben pl; (of colours, illuminations) → Grellheit f
garishness [ˈgɛərɪʃnɪs] n → vistosità
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