gaudery

Showy cheap decoration

Gaudery is showy or tasteless ornamentation—the quality of being gaudy, or things that display it: The casino's gaudery overwhelmed the senses.

The word is uncommon; most speakers reach for gaudiness instead.

tackiness

tawdriness

Showy yet cheap quality

kitschTasteless, garish art
garishnessExcessive, tasteless brightness
cheapnessLow price quality

vulgarity · tastelessness · flashiness · loudness · brashness · shoddiness · tinsel · frippery · brassiness · meretriciousness

ostentation

showiness

Ostentatious display quality

flashinessOstentatious showiness
glitzOstentatious showiness
glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness

spectacle · extravagance · ornateness · splashiness · razzle-dazzle · pizzazz · swank · opulence · sumptuousness · resplendence

adornment

ornamentation

Decorative additions to something

decorationObject adding visual appeal
embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
trimmingCutting away excess

finery · trappings · frills · baubles · trinkets · gewgaws · spangles · sequins · glitter · beading

fashion

peacocking

Ostentatious self-display

costumeClothing for portrayal
regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
fopperyFoolish vanity in dress

dandyism · overdressing · bling · bedazzlement · bejeweled

Opposites

aesthetic restraint

gauderyelegance

Refined, graceful quality

simplicity · understatement · minimalism · restraint · austerity

quality of taste

gauderyrefinement

Elegance of manner

sophistication · tastefulness · classiness · good taste · cultivation

Family

gaudy, gaudiness, gaudily, gaud, gauds

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G