Synonyms for gaudiness
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Pretension in appearance; looking overly and distastefully adorned.
Nearby residents don't want any gaudiness in the building's renovation: they want it to be tasteful and understated.
Forms
- Plural
- gaudinesses → loudnesses, flashinesses, tawdrinesses, garishnesses…
Example sentences
- loudness We perceive the amplitude of a sound wave as loudness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gaudiness | steady | |
| loudness | falling | |
| flashiness | rising | |
| tawdriness | steady | |
| garishness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- glitz1
- 8 letters
- loudness
- 9 letters
- brashness2
- 10 letters
- flashiness, tawdriness, garishness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (brashness2 = 2 syllables).