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showy

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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.
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.
showy
Adjective
[showier, showiest]
1. colourful, bright in appearance, and very noticeable, and perhaps rather vulgar: showy jewellery
2. making an imposing display
showily adv
showiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
showy
adjective ostentatious, flamboyant, flashy, flash (informal) loud, over the top (informal) brash, pompous, pretentious, gaudy, garish, tawdry, splashy (informal) tinselly << OPPOSITE tasteful
Translations
showy [ˈʃəuɪ] adj → ostentoso
showy [ˈʃəuɪ] adj → tapageur/euse
showy [ˈʃəuɪ] show adj → auffallend
showy [ˈʃəuɪ] adj → vistoso/a, appariscente


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He scoffed at them as adventures, mountebanks, sideshow riffraff, dime museum freaks; he assailed their showy titles with measureless derision; he said they were back-alley barbers disguised as nobilities, peanut peddlers masquerading as gentlemen, organ-grinders bereft of their brother monkey.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
At a certain corner he came to a standstill, proposing to himself the question of turning back toward the showy and fashionable restaurant in which he usually dined on the evenings of his especial luxury.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
TOM joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their "regalia.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
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