trashiness
- noun
- /ˈtræʃiˌnəs/
- Informal
- Despite its trashiness, the reality show gained a huge following due to its entertaining absurdity.
Examples
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The movie was criticized for its trashiness, lacking any artistic value or depth.
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When I saw Event Horizon again, years later, I thoroughly enjoyed its enthusiastic B-movie trashiness.
Blog text (23) -
Last October, The New York Times Magazine noted that "'Hello Again: Recycling for the Real World,' a new exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, takes the tongue-in-chic approach to fashion and elevates trashiness to its proper place in the pantheon of design."
Academic text (1995) -
Her outfit reflected a certain trashiness that appealed to the casual party atmosphere.
Synonyms
7
9.4
Cheap things that break easily
7
9.9
Poor-quality items that are not worth buying
1
3.5
A quality that makes something look showy and not stylish
1
8.7
A cheap, flashy look that seems low quality
1
6.8
Poor style that makes people feel uncomfortable
1
6.6
A quality of looking cheap and in bad taste
1
4.9
A feeling that something is silly because it is cheap or too sentimental
1
7.2
Low quality work that looks badly made
Antonyms
How Trashy
- NSFW
18
7.4
- Informal
- Informal
1
6.6
1
6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Trashiness starts with trash, which means 'garbage' or 'worthless stuff', and adds -y and -ness to make the name of a quality. So, like a 'trash can' that holds rubbish, trashiness describes something that feels cheap, tasteless, or of little value.