gaudiness

1 tasteless showiness [syn: flashiness, garishness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz]

2 strident color or excessive ornamentation [syn: garishness]

English

Noun

1. Pretension in appearance. Overly done and distastefully adorned.

   Nearby residents don't want any gaudiness in the building's renovation, they want it to be tasteful and understated.

Related terms

• gaudy

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