garish

Meaning

Overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste.

Synonyms

gaudy

showy

loud

flashy

meretricious

tawdry

flamboyant

tacky

gimcrack

glaring

ostentatious

trashy

cheap

brassy

tatty

flash

kitschy

loudmouthed

lurid

offensive

ornate

pungent

savourless

show off

sporty

swanky

tasteless

unbecoming

unsavory

unsavoury

unstylish

violent

vulgar

savorless

screamy

styleless

acid

razzle dazzle

bland

blatant

bright

cheesy

colorful

dashing

dazzling

fancy

flavorless

flavourless

florid

flossy

harsh

insipid

jazzy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɛəɹɪʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gawren

Cognate with English: gaw

In summary

Unknown, possibly from obsolete Middle English gawren (“to stare”) which is of uncertain origin, probably from Old Norse gá (“to watch, heed”) or gaurr (“rough fellow”) (Proto-Indo-European *gʰow-rós, from *gʰew- (“to be angry”)). Compare with English gaw.