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Gaudiness

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Pretension in appearance; looking overly and distastefully adorned. countable, uncountable

    "Nearby residents don't want any gaudiness in the building's renovation: they want it to be tasteful and understated."

  2. 2
    strident color or excessive ornamentation wordnet
  3. 3
    tasteless showiness wordnet

Etymology

From gaudy + -ness.

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