Antonyms for garishness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : gair-ish, gar-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɛər ɪʃ, ˈgær-

Definition of garishness

Origin : 1540s, possibly from obsolete Middle English gawren "to stare" (c.1200), which is of uncertain origin (perhaps from Old Norse gaurr "rough fellow") + -ish. Related: Garishness.

As in ostentation : noun exhibitionism, flashiness

Example sentences :

He despised all garishness and affectation, and was usually full of his theme.
Extract from : « Fifty Notable Years » by John G. Adams

"The insolence of wealth and the garishness of its marts are disappearing," I told her.
Extract from : « A Top-Floor Idyl » by George van Schaick

Piano colors of a violence and garishness are hurled against each other.
Extract from : « Musical Portraits » by Paul Rosenfeld

Think of a lot of over-dressed creatures flouting those severe outlines and deep-toned distances with frippery and garishness.
Extract from : « A Phyllis of the Sierras » by Bret Harte

The castle had as yet yielded to him nothing that he had not seen before in the distraction of company and the garishness of day.
Extract from : « Colonel Starbottle's Client and Other Stories » by Bret Harte

She had behind her garishness a gift for sympathy and a keen intuition, delicacy, and allusiveness.
Extract from : « The Weavers, Complete » by Gilbert Parker

A bright light not only chases the shade from its aisles and recesses but also shows up the garishness of its glass.
Extract from : « A Wanderer in Paris » by E. V. Lucas

The sequins lose their garishness; the painted faces preserve an illusion of reality.
Extract from : « Carnival » by Compton Mackenzie

Synonyms for garishness

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