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 Words From

• un·gaud·i·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gaudiness¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

From New York Times

Most of the trees still held their leaves, and most remained green, like a woodland silent majority, quietly reminding us of spring and summer, and seemingly content to leave gaudiness to others.

From Washington Post

Perhaps that gaudiness was the point, but from what we saw on social media, it lacked any kind of self-awareness that would make that point clear.

From New York Times

And I love the gaudiness of Las Vegas; I love everything about it.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• glamour
• glitz
• luster
• sheen