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adjective
- 1. having a striking appearance or style, typically by being excessively bright, colourful, or ostentatious: "showy flowers"
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The meaning of SHOWY is making an attractive show : striking. How to use showy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Showy.
SHOWY definition: 1. attracting a lot of attention by being very colourful or bright, but without any real beauty…. Learn more.
SHOWY meaning: 1. attracting a lot of attention by being very colourful or bright, but without any real beauty…. Learn more.
1. Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display: showy flowers. 2. Marked by or given to extravagant, often tasteless display. show′i·ly adv. show′i·ness n. Synonyms: showy, flamboyant, ostentatious, pretentious.
Showy definition: making an imposing display. See examples of SHOWY used in a sentence.
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.
Definitions of showy. adjective. superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense. synonyms: glossy. attractive. pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm. adjective. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display. synonyms: flashy, gaudy, jazzy, sporty. colorful, colourful.
showy. adjective. /ˈʃəʊi/ (often disapproving) so brightly coloured, large or exaggerated that it attracts a lot of attention synonym ostentatious. showy flowers. She wore a lot of showy jewellery. Want to learn more?
Showy definition: making an imposing display. See examples of SHOWY used in a sentence.
showy. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English show‧y /ˈʃəʊi $ ˈʃoʊi/ adjective something that is showy is very colourful, big, expensive etc, especially in a way that attracts people’s attention an attractive shrub with showy flowers —showily adverb —showiness noun [ uncountable] Examples from the Corpus showy • He is ...
