tawdriness
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Tawdriness — Taw dri*ness, n. Quality or state of being tawdry. [1913 Webster] A clumsy person makes his ungracefulness more ungraceful by tawdriness of dress. Richardson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tawdriness — tawdry ► ADJECTIVE (tawdrier, tawdriest) 1) showy but cheap and of poor quality. 2) sordid; sleazy. DERIVATIVES tawdriness noun. ORIGIN short for tawdry lace, a fine silk lace or ribbon, contraction of St Audrey s lace: Audrey was the patron… … English terms dictionary
tawdriness — noun see tawdry I … New Collegiate Dictionary
tawdriness — noun The property of being tawdry … Wiktionary
tawdriness — taw·dri·ness || tÉ”Ëdrɪnɪs n. lack of taste; cheap decoration … English contemporary dictionary
tawdriness — taw·dri·ness … English syllables
tawdriness — See: tawdry … English dictionary
tawdriness — noun tasteless showiness • Syn: ↑flashiness, ↑garishness, ↑gaudiness, ↑loudness, ↑brashness, ↑meretriciousness, ↑glitz • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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brashness — noun 1. tasteless showiness • Syn: ↑flashiness, ↑garishness, ↑gaudiness, ↑loudness, ↑meretriciousness, ↑tawdriness, ↑glitz • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
