- garish
- garish 1540s, possibly from obsolete M.E. gawren "to stare" (c.1200), which is of uncertain origin (perhaps from O.N. gaurr "rough fellow") + -ISH (Cf. -ish). Related: Garishness.
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Garish — Gar ish (g[^a]r [i^]sh), a. [Cf. OE. gauren to stare; of uncertain origin. Cf. {gairish}.] 1. Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention. The garish sun. A garish flag. Shak. In . . . garish colors. Asham. The garish day. J.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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garish — [gar′ish, ger′ish] adj. [earlier gaurish, prob. < ME gauren, to stare] 1. too bright or gaudy; showy; glaring [garish colors] 2. gaudily or showily dressed, decorated, written, etc. garishly adv. garishness n … English World dictionary
garish — I adjective bedizened, blatant, blinding, cheap, cheaply magnificent, coarse, crude, dazzling, flamboyant, flashy, flaunting, gaudy, glaring, glittering, in bad taste, indelicate, loud, obtrusive, ostentatious, pompous, pretentious, showy,… … Law dictionary
garish — *gaudy, tawdry, flashy, meretricious Analogous words: resplendent, gorgeous, *splendid: *showy, ostentatious, pretentious Antonyms: somber … New Dictionary of Synonyms
garish — [adj] flashy, tasteless blatant, brassy, brazen, cheap, chintzy, flaunting, gaudy, glaring, glittering, kitschy*, loud, meretricious, ornate, ostentatious, overdone, overwrought, raffish, screaming*, showy, tawdry, tinsel, vulgar; concept 589 Ant … New thesaurus
garish — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ obtrusively bright and showy; lurid. DERIVATIVES garishly adverb garishness noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
garish — [[t]ge͟ərɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) You describe something as garish when you dislike it because it is very bright in an unattractive, showy way. They climbed the garish purple carpeted stairs... Residents have boycotted the restaurant… … English dictionary
garish — adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1545 1. clothed in vivid colors 2. a. excessively or disturbingly vivid < garish colors > < garish imagery > b. offensively or distressingly bright ; glaring 3. tastelessly showy … New Collegiate Dictionary
