gaudiness

American  

[gaw-dee-nis] / ˈgɔ di nɪs /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• ungaudiness noun

Etymology

Origin of gaudiness

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

Example Sentences

I’m less precious about reality television programming, as a louder lighting scheme often matches the general decibel of those shows and the gaudiness of their horrific production lights.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

When did gaudiness become a front for spiritually dilute music, or a compensatory tactic when music is too hood for the mainstream, a diversion to help it translate?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2023

Mostly, I enjoyed how ordinary the evening felt with its corny jokes, gaudiness, desperation and self-congratulation.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

That last name refers to the archetypal dandy Beau Brummel, who eschewed peacockian gaudiness for meticulous simplicity: “If John Bull turns round to look after you, you are not well dressed.”

From Washington Post • May 29, 2019

A universe of ineffable gaudiness spun itself out in his brain while the clock ticked on the wash-stand and the moon soaked with wet light his tangled clothes upon the floor.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Related Words

• glamour
• glitz
• luster
• sheen