garishness
61ostentation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Pretentious display Nouns 1. ostentation, ostentatiousness, display, show, flourish, parade; pomp, array, state, solemnity; dash, splash, glitter, strut; bombast, pomposity (see boasting); tinsel,… …
62showmanship — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. skill, stagecraft; dramaturgy, histrionics; ostentation, style, garishness, exhibitionism, fanfare, pageantry, display, theatricality. See drama …
63garish — gar|ish [ˈgeərıʃ US ˈger ] adj very brightly coloured in a way that is unpleasant to look at = ↑brash ≠ ↑subtle ▪ Many of the rugs are too garish for my taste. ▪ garish colors >garishly adv ▪ a garishly painted house >garishness n [U] …
64garish — 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 …
65gaudiness — gaud·i·ness || gÉ”Ëdɪnɪs n. garishness, loudness, tackiness …
66ornateness — É”r neɪtnɪs /É”Ë n n. garishness, state of being overly decorated; floweriness …
67ostentation — os·ten·ta·tion || ‚ɑsten teɪʃn /‚ɒs n. ambitious demonstration; showiness; garishness …
68glare — A strong or annoying and unwanted light, such as reflected from glass covering a picture. Also, a garishness or gaudiness; something overly conspicuous or obtrusive. Also see flare, highlight, and ugly …
69garish — [ gɛ:rɪʃ] adjective obtrusively bright and showy. Derivatives garishly adverb garishness noun Origin C16: of unknown origin …
70gayety — n. [Written also Gaiety.] 1. Show, showiness, gaudiness, finery, glitter, brilliancy, tinsel, gaudiness, garishness, flashiness. 2. Liveliness, cheerfulness, joyousness, joviality, sprightliness, mirth, blithesomeness, merriment, glee, hilarity,… …
