nongarish

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ garish.

Adjective

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.