flashiness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From flashy + -ness.

The due mean between flashiness and dulness is hard to be attained, but we have it here. — Moods, Louisa May Alcott
The eagerness with which we have adopted it, partly on account of its flashiness, but principally on account of its greater rest, is a good commentary on the proposition with which we began. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

garishness, gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz

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