[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

garish \gar"ish\ g^ar"i^sh, 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"ishly, adv. -- gar"ishness, n. --jer. taylor.
      1913 webster
see also:
gairish gar"ishly gar"ishness 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

garishness \gar"ishness\ 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

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

garishness
     n 1: tasteless showiness syn: flashiness, gaudiness, loudness,
           brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz
     2: strident color or excessive ornamentation syn: gaudiness
see also:
flashiness gaudiness loudness brashness meretriciousness tawdriness 
glitz 

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