noun
- the quality of being cheap, gaudy, or lacking in good taste
Examples
- The tawdriness of the decorations made the party feel cheap and unpleasant.
- She was embarrassed by the tawdriness of her old costume jewelry.
- The hotel’s lobby had an air of tawdriness with its fake gold fixtures.
- Critics complained about the tawdriness of the reality TV show.
- The tawdriness of the carnival rides didn’t diminish the children’s excitement.
- He tried to hide the tawdriness of his apartment before his date arrived.