overelegance
Too much ornamentation
Overelegance is excessive refinement or ornamentation—elegance that has crossed into fussiness.
The term implies that what might have been tasteful has become too much: The overelegance of the prose made it tedious to read.
Architecture, writing, dress, and manners can all suffer from overelegance when simplicity would serve better.
Showy, abundant prosperity
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- ornatenessExcessive embellishment quality
- excessSurplus beyond need
gilt · embellishment · rococo · baroque · ornate · overwrought · filigree · flourish
Ostentatious display quality
- gaudinessTasteless, excessive ornamentation
- flashinessOstentatious showiness
- flamboyanceShowy, confident style
- garishnessExcessive, tasteless brightness
glitz · splashiness · swankiness · grandioseness · magnificence · resplendence · spectacle · display
Showy self-importance
- artificialityState of being contrived
- affectednessInsincere, contrived behavior
- airsPretentious behavioral displays
- posturingInsincere behavior for effect
pomposity · stiltedness · foppishness · mannered · preciousness · overwrought · studied · contrived
Unnecessary additional effort
- excessSurplus beyond need
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- overdoingExcessive effort or action
overembellishment · overrefinement · fussiness · overcomplexity · overworked · overstylized · cluttered · busy
Wearing excessively formal attire
- fussinessExcessive concern over trivialities
- fripperyShowy, worthless adornment
- froufrouShowy, fussy adornment
- rufflesPleated ornamental trim
flounces · ornamentation · accessorizing · overaccessorized · bedecked · beribboned · overwrought · prissy
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- ornatenessExcessive embellishment quality
excess · gilt · embellishment · rococo · baroque · ornate · overwrought · filigree · flourish · elaboration
showiness
Ostentatious display quality
- gaudinessTasteless, excessive ornamentation
- flashinessOstentatious showiness
- flamboyanceShowy, confident style
garishness · glitz · splashiness · swankiness · grandioseness · magnificence · resplendence · spectacle · display · parade
pretentiousness
Showy self-importance
- artificialityState of being contrived
- affectednessInsincere, contrived behavior
- airsPretentious behavioral displays
posturing · pomposity · stiltedness · foppishness · mannered · preciousness · overwrought · studied · contrived · self-conscious
overkill
Unnecessary additional effort
- excessSurplus beyond need
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- redundancyNeedless duplication
overdoing · overembellishment · overrefinement · fussiness · overcomplexity · overworked · overstylized · cluttered · busy · overdecorated
overdressing
Wearing excessively formal attire
- fussinessExcessive concern over trivialities
- fripperyShowy, worthless adornment
- froufrouShowy, fussy adornment
ruffles · flounces · ornamentation · accessorizing · overaccessorized · bedecked · beribboned · overwrought · prissy · dandified
overelegancesimplicity
Lack of complexity
restraint · understatement · minimalism · plainness · austerity
overelegancecrudeness
Lack of sophistication
coarseness · roughness · plainness · inelegance · artlessness
overeleganceunderstated elegance
Sophisticated style without excess
good taste · decorum · propriety · appropriateness · tastefulness