gaudiness
noun
gaudiness is spelled G-A-U-D-I-N-E-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gaudiness means “Pretension in appearance; looking overly and distastefully adorned” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gaudiness is gaudinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in gaudiness?
| Letters | 9: G-A-U-D-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gaudiness?
Gaudiness appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gaudiness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-gaudiness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gaudiness
- gaudinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gaudiness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Pretension in appearance; looking overly and distastefully adorned.
Nearby residents don't want any gaudiness in the building's renovation: they want it to be tasteful and understated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gaudiness come from?
From gaudy + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).