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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