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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gaudiness

Gaudiness \Gaud"i*ness\, n. The quality of being gaudy.
--Whitlock.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
gaudiness

c.1600, from gaudy + -ness.

Wiktionary
gaudiness

n. Pretension in appearance; looking overly and distastefully adorned.

WordNet
gaudiness
  1. n. tasteless showiness [syn: flashiness, garishness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz]

  2. strident color or excessive ornamentation [syn: garishness]