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    GAUDINESS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Strident color or excessive ornamentationplay

    Synonyms:

    garishness; gaudiness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("gaudiness" is a kind of...):

    ugliness (qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses)

    Derivation:

    gaudy ((used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display)

    gaudy (tastelessly showy)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Tasteless showinessplay

    Synonyms:

    brashness; flashiness; garishness; gaudiness; glitz; loudness; meretriciousness; tawdriness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("gaudiness" is a kind of...):

    tastelessness (inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste)

    Derivation:

    gaudy ((used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display)

    gaudy (tastelessly showy)

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