showy
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showy
- /ˈʃəʊ.i/ UK
- /ˈʃoʊ.i/ US
Sounds like showie · Rhymes with -əʊi
Where it comes from
From show (noun) + -y.
adjective showier · showiest · shewey · shewy
- Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.
- Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display. showy flowers
- Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts). I think my problem with it is that it's a) a little "telly" not "showy" in comparison to the rest […]
Similar: gaudy
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adjective
Similar: gaudy
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adj for show
| Español | ostentoso, jactancioso, aparatoso, fardón, de relumbrón |
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| 日本語 | 派手な hade na, けばけばしい kebakebashii |
| 中文 | 浮華 /浮华 fúhuá, fúhua, 繁华 fánhuá |
| Português | mirabolante, exibido |
| Français | tape-à-l’œil |
| Deutsch | protzig, auffällig, schreiend, grell |
| Русский | я́ркий járkij, эффе́ктный efféktnyj, впечатля́ющий vpečatljájuščij, безвку́сный bezvkúsnyj, пёстрый pjóstryj, крича́щий kričáščij |
Talk about this word "showy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/showy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. showy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/showy "showy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/showy.Cite this
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