showy

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Making an imposing or aesthetically pleasing display; striking: showy flowers.
2. Displaying brilliance and virtuosity of ability or performance: a showy violin solo.
3. Marked by or prone to ostentatious, often tasteless display; flashy.

showily show'i·ly adv.
showiness show'i·ness n.

SYNONYMS   showy, flamboyant, ostentatious, pretentious, splashy. These adjectives mean marked by a striking, often excessively conspicuous display: a showy rhinestone bracelet; an entertainer's flamboyant personality; an ostentatious sable coat; a pretentious scholarly edition; a splashy advertising campaign.

adjective

Marked by outward, often extravagant display: flamboyant, ostentatious, pretentious, splashy, splurgy. See plain/fancy.

adj

Definition: flamboyant, flashy
Antonyms: discreet, dismal, drab, gloomy, moderate, plain, restrained

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IN BRIEF: An excessive desire to be in the limelight. Also: Gaudy, too bright or loud.

Pedantry is the showy display of knowledge. — Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832), English sportsman and writer.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - prangende

Nederlands (Dutch)
opzichtig, met veel vertoon

Français (French)
adj. - tape-à-l'¯il

Deutsch (German)
adj. - prächtig, protzig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιδεικτικός, φανταχτερός

Italiano (Italian)
sgargiante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ostentoso, vistoso

Русский (Russian)
эффектный, неискренний, поразительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - llamativo, vistoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - grann, prålig, skrytsam, flärdfull

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
浮华的, 炫耀的, 艳丽的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 浮華的, 炫耀的, 豔麗的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 화려한, 야한, 허영에 들뜬

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 目立つ, 派手な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رائع أو مبهرج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ראוותני, צעקני, מצועצע‬

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