Flashy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Cheap and showy; gaudy. See Synonyms at gaudy1.
  • adj. Giving a momentary or superficial impression of brilliance.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright.
  • adj. Fiery; vehement; impetuous.
  • adj. Showy; gay; gaudy.
  • adj. Without taste or spirit.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Like a flash: characterized by flashes or flashing; specifically, acting by flashes, or by fits and starts; quick; impulsive; fiery.
  • Showy; dazzling for a moment, but not lasting, solid, or real; meretricious.
  • Ostentatiously showy in appearance; gay; gaudy; tawdry: as, a flashy dress.
  • Insipid; vapid; without taste or spirit, as food or drink.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. tastelessly showy
  • adj. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
  • Equivalent
    tasteless    colourful    colorful   
    Variant
    flashier    flashiest   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fiery    vehement    impetuous    showy    gay    gaudy    brilliant    Bowery    loud   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    ashy    splashy    trashy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    garish    gaudy    showy    meretricious    flamboyant    tawdry    stylish    ill-fitting    ostentatious    nondescript