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Gairish/ness | a., adv., n. Same as Garish, Garishly, Garishness. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Gairishly, Gairish | Garish | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] Garish like the laughters of drunkenness. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Gay to extravagance; flighty. [ 1913 Webster ] It makes the mind loose and garish. South. -- Gar"ish*ly, adv. -- Gar"ish*ness, n. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] | garishness | n. 1. tasteless showiness. Syn. -- flashiness, gaudiness, loudness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 2. strident color or excessive ornamentation. Syn. -- gaudiness. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
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| | garish | (การ์'ริช) adj. หรูหรา, ฉูดฉาดเกินไป., See also: garishly adv. garishness n. |
| | | | Garish | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] Garish like the laughters of drunkenness. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Gay to extravagance; flighty. [ 1913 Webster ] It makes the mind loose and garish. South. -- Gar"ish*ly, adv. -- Gar"ish*ness, n. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] | garishness | n. 1. tasteless showiness. Syn. -- flashiness, gaudiness, loudness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 2. strident color or excessive ornamentation. Syn. -- gaudiness. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
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