showy — showy, pretentious, ostentatious can mean making or presenting an outward display that is by implication greater than what is necessary or justifiable. Showy, the ordinary term, carries less definite implications than the other words. It implies… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Showy — Show y, a. [Compar. {Showier}; superl. {Showiest}.] Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy. [1913 Webster] A present of everything that was rich and showy. Addison. [1913 Webster] Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
showy — showy; un·showy; … English syllables
showy — index elaborate, flagrant, grandiose, histrionic, inflated (vain), meretricious, orotund, pretentious … Law dictionary
showy — 1712, from SHOW (Cf. show) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Showiness … Etymology dictionary
showy — [adj] flamboyant, flashy classy, dashing, flash, garish, gaudy, glaring, histrionic, jazzy*, loud, luxurious, meretricious, opulent, ornate, ostentatious, overdone, overwrought, peacocky, pompous, pretentious, resplendent, screaming, sensational … New thesaurus
showy — ► ADJECTIVE (showier, showiest) ▪ strikingly bright, colourful, or ostentatious. DERIVATIVES showily adverb showiness noun … English terms dictionary
showy — [shō′ē] adj. showier, showiest 1. of striking or attractive appearance 2. attracting attention in a gaudy or flashy way … English World dictionary
showy — UK [ˈʃəʊɪ] / US [ˈʃoʊɪ] adjective Word forms showy : adjective showy comparative showier superlative showiest 1) brightly coloured and attractive a plant with large showy flowers 2) showing disapproval big and expensive in a way that seems ugly a … English dictionary
showy — [[t]ʃo͟ʊi[/t]] showier, showiest ADJ GRADED Something that is showy is very noticeable because it is large, colourful, or bright. Since he was color blind, he favored large, showy flowers... They were smart but not showy. Syn: gaudy … English dictionary
