Gar"ish*ness

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Garish \Gar"ish\ (g[^a]r"[i^]sh), a. [Cf. OE. gauren to stare;
   of uncertain origin. Cf. {gairish}.]
   1. Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting
      attention. "The garish sun." "A garish flag." --Shak. "In
      . . . garish colors." --Asham. "The garish day." --J. H.
      Newman.
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            Garish like the laughters of drunkenness. --Jer.
                                                  Taylor.
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   2. Gay to extravagance; flighty.
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            It makes the mind loose and garish.   --South.
      -- {Gar"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Gar"ish*ness}, n. --Jer. Taylor.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

garishness \gar"ish*ness\ n.
   1. tasteless showiness.

   Syn: flashiness, gaudiness, loudness, meretriciousness,
        tawdriness, glitz.
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   2. strident color or excessive ornamentation.

   Syn: gaudiness.
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