gaudiness

[gaw-dee-nis]

noun

1. garish or gaudy quality; cheap or tasteless showiness or excessive brightness, colorfulness, busyness, etc..

   Everything these artists make is loud and obnoxious, full of glitz and gaudiness.

   In dark-sky parks, the absence of civilization's gaudiness allows the blanket of stars above us to shine through.

Other Word Forms

• ungaudiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gaudiness¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; gaudy ¹ ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Related Words

• glamour 
• glitz 
• luster 
• sheen