From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Garish \Gar"ish\ (g[^a]r"[i^]sh), adjective [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.
Garish like the laughters of drunkenness. --Jer. Taylor.
2. Gay to extravagance; flighty.
It makes the mind loose and garish. --South. -- {Gar"ish*ly}, adverb -- {Gar"ish*ness}, noun --Jer. Taylor.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
garishness \gar"ish*ness\ n.
Syn: flashiness, gaudiness, loudness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz. [WordNet 1.5]
2. strident color or excessive ornamentation.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: tasteless showiness [syn: {flashiness}, {gaudiness}, {loudness}, {brashness}, {meretriciousness}, {tawdriness}, {glitz}]
2: strident color or excessive ornamentation [syn: {gaudiness}]
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