Showy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Making an imposing or aesthetically pleasing display; striking: showy flowers.
  • adj. Displaying brilliance and virtuosity of ability or performance: a showy violin solo.
  • adj. Marked by or prone to ostentatious, often tasteless display; flashy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye, often in such a way that is of low quality or little merit
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Making a show or striking appearance; gay; brilliant; gaudy; effective.
  • Given to show or display; ostentatious.
  • Synonyms Gorgeous, magnificent, sumptuous, pompous, grand, flashy, glaring, garish, dressy.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
  • adj. marked by ostentation but often tasteless
  • adj. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
  • adj. displaying brilliance and virtuosity
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    modest    simple   
    Cross Reference
    gaudy    exercise    evidence    prove    guide    disclose    teach    indicate    prefigure    express   
    Variant
    showier    showiest   
    Form
    showiness   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    magnificent    pompous    grand    gorgeous    gaudy    gay    stately    splendid    sumptuous    fine   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bowie    Chloe    Joey    Zoe    blowy    bowie    doughy    hoey    joey    snowy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gaudy    costly    tawdry    ostentatious    flashy    elegant    garish    sumptuous    tasteful    ornamental