showy (redirected from showier)

show·y  (sh)

adj. show·i·er, show·i·est

1. Making an imposing or aesthetically pleasing display; striking: showy flowers.

2. Displaying brilliance and virtuosity of ability or performance: a showy violin solo.

3. Marked by or prone to ostentatious, often tasteless display; flashy.

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showi·ly adv.

showi·ness n.

Synonyms: showy, flamboyant, ostentatious, pretentious, splashy
These adjectives mean marked by a striking, often excessively conspicuous display: a showy rhinestone bracelet; an entertainer's flamboyant personality; an ostentatious sable coat; a pretentious scholarly edition; a splashy advertising campaign.

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showy [ˈʃəʊɪ]

adj showier, showiest

1. gaudy, flashy, or ostentatious

2. making a brilliant or imposing display

showily  adv

showiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	showy - marked by ostentation but often tasteless; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad" flamboyant, splashy ostentatious, pretentious - intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat"
	2.	showy - displaying brilliance and virtuosity theatrical - suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life"
	3.	showy - (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display flashy, gaudy, jazzy, sporty colourful, colorful - striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language"
	4.	showy - superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense; "a glossy TV series" glossy attractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"

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showy

adjective ostentatious, flamboyant, flashy, flash (informal), loud, over the top (informal), brash, pompous, pretentious, gaudy, garish, tawdry, splashy (informal), tinselly They were smart but not showy.
quiet, restrained, discreet, tasteful, unobtrusive, muted, subdued, low-key

Translations

showy [ˈʃəʊɪ] ADJ (showier (compar) (showiest (superl))) → ostentoso

showy [ˈʃəʊi] adj → tapageur/euse

showy

adj (+er) → protzig (inf); person → auffallend; (as regards clothes) → protzig angezogen (inf); manner → theatralisch; ceremony, décor → bombastisch; colour → grell, auffällig; production → bombastisch, auf Schau (inf) → or Effekte gemacht

showy [ˈʃəʊɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → vistoso/a, appariscente