Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being tawdry; excessive display of finery; ostentatious display without elegance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Quality or state of being tawdry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The property of being
tawdry .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tasteless showiness
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word tawdriness.
Examples
-
The person at fualt for the 'tawdriness' is Bill Clinton.
-
Yet the finished beads, whether attached in thick masses to garments, or strung in long flexible rows, were very comely and without a trace of the tawdriness, which is so characteristic of uncivilized peoples.
Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Ashbel Woodward
-
Hence the tawdriness which is justly alleged against much Italian literature.
-
Hence the tawdriness which is justly alleged against much Italian literature.
Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 06: Paris Giacomo Casanova 1761
-
Hence the tawdriness which is justly alleged against much Italian literature.
The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761
-
Sidney understands the tawdriness of his dreams, though he can't free himself of their power over him.
Lev Raphael: The Story Behind Tony Curtis' Sweet Smell of Success Lev Raphael 2010
-
The worst smack of tawdriness, even indecency, which is why puns, like off-color jokes, are often followed by apologies.
Punditry 2009
-
The students, the graying hippies, the Turks and the trademark tawdriness are all still there, but the corner has lost its authentic bustle, or gained a broader, more anonymous bustle, which suggests the check-in counter at an understaffed airport.
Kreuzberg Bellyaches Over Kebab Tourism J. S. Marcus 2011
-
Sidney understands the tawdriness of his dreams, though he can't free himself of their power over him.
Lev Raphael: The Story Behind Tony Curtis' Sweet Smell of Success Lev Raphael 2010
-
Sidney understands the tawdriness of his dreams, though he can't free himself of their power over him.
Lev Raphael: The Story Behind Tony Curtis' Sweet Smell of Success Lev Raphael 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.