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gaudiness

[gaw-dee-nis] / ˈgɔ di nɪs /










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“The gaudiness thing, I think it is gendered in a weird way,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2026

I’m less precious about reality television programming, as a louder lighting scheme often matches the general decibel of those shows and the gaudiness of their horrific production lights.

From Salon Jan. 7, 2025

That gaudiness, that boldness, those colorations, the overlayering.

From Slate Nov. 19, 2020

That last name refers to the archetypal dandy Beau Brummel, who eschewed peacockian gaudiness for meticulous simplicity: “If John Bull turns round to look after you, you are not well dressed.”

From Washington Post May 29, 2019

A universe of ineffable gaudiness spun itself out in his brain while the clock ticked on the wash-stand and the moon soaked with wet light his tangled clothes upon the floor.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald




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