Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaudiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: gaudi-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pretension in appearance; looking overly and distastefully adorned.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Etymology tree English gaudy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English gaudiness From gaudy + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gaudinesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gaudy

Synonyms

garishness flashiness loudness brashness meretriciousness tawdriness glitz

Questions

What does gaudiness mean?: Pretension in appearance; looking overly and distastefully adorned.
Where does gaudiness come from?: Etymology tree English gaudy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English gaudiness From gaudy + -ness.

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