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nongarish

nongarish adjective: not garish.

Adjective

nongarish (comparative more nongarish, superlative most nongarish)

  1. Not garish.
    • How could I have forgotten old nongarish Joan.1988, Carol Budd, White lies, page 204
    • People in the upper-upper class often live in fashionable, nongarish houses nestled comfortably on family estates.1989, Rodman B. Webb, Robert R. Sherman, Schooling and Society, →ISBN, page 402

Examples of nongarish in a sentence

  • 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.1990, Letitia Baldrige, Letitia Baldrige's Complete Guide to the New Manners for the 90's, →ISBN:
  • The illumination they produce is tranquil, more shimmering and diffuse, and nongarish.2014, Vinod Kumar Khanna, Fundamentals of Solid-State Lighting, →ISBN:

Forms of nongarish

comparativemore nongarish
superlativemost nongarish

Origin of nongarish

From non- + garish.

Questions about nongarish

What does nongarish mean?
Nongarish means not garish.
How do you use nongarish in a sentence?
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.
What part of speech is nongarish?
Nongarish is an adjective.

Words near nongarish in the dictionary

  1. nonganzfeld
  2. nongarden
  3. nongardener
  4. nongardeners
  5. nongardening
  6. nongarish
  7. nongarrison
  8. nongas
  9. nongaseous
  10. nongases
  11. nongasoline

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