nongarish

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ garish

Adjective[edit]

nongarish (comparative more nongarish, superlative most nongarish)

  1. Not garish.
    • 1988, Carol Budd, White lies, page 204:
      How could I have forgotten old nongarish Joan.
    • 1989, Rodman B. Webb, Robert R. Sherman, Schooling and Society, →ISBN, page 402:
      People in the upper-upper class often live in fashionable, nongarish houses nestled comfortably on family estates.
    • 1990, Letitia Baldrige, Letitia Baldrige's Complete Guide to the New Manners for the 90's, →ISBN:
      It is not necessary for a widow to wear black and a heavy veil at a spouse's funeral, nor are guests any longer required to wear black; any nongarish color is acceptable.
    • 2014, Vinod Kumar Khanna, Fundamentals of Solid-State Lighting, →ISBN:
      The illumination they produce is tranquil, more shimmering and diffuse, and nongarish.
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