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 Definitions of showy  [ˈʃoʊ i]  

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Definition of 'showy' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) showy
making an imposing display:
showy flowers.

2.  showy
pompous; ostentatious; gaudy.

Etymology:  (1705–15)

Definition of 'showy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) flamboyant, showy, splashy
marked by ostentation but often tasteless
"a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad"

2. (adj) showy
displaying brilliance and virtuosity

3. (adj) flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty
(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

4. (adj) glossy, showy
superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
"a glossy TV series"


Definition of 'showy' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) showy
making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy


Translation of 'showy' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: giving an impression of value by a bright and striking outward appearance
His clothes are too showy for my liking.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: uitspattig Arabic flag Arabic: مُبَهْرَج، مُزَوَّق إلى ح Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: крещящ
Brazilian flag Brazilian: vistoso Czech flag Czech: nápadný, efektní German flag German: prunkvoll
Danish flag Danish: pralende Greek flag Greek: επιδεικτικός, φανταχτερός Spanish flag Spanish: llamativo, vistoso
Estonian flag Estonian: silmatorkav Farsi flag Farsi: پرزرق وبرق Finnish flag Finnish: näyttävä
French flag French: voyant Hebrew flag Hebrew: רוֹעֵש Hindi flag Hindi: भड़कीला, दिखावटी
Croatian flag Croatian: upadljiv, koji upada u oč Hungarian flag Hungarian: rikító Indonesian flag Indonesian: mengesankan, indah, menco
Icelandic flag Icelandic: skrautlegur,áberandi; í æ Italian flag Italian: vistoso, appariscente Japanese flag Japanese: けばけばしい
Korean flag Korean: 화려한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: puošeiviškas, akį rėžiant Latvian flag Latvian: košs; kliedzošs
Malay flag Malay: menjolok mata Dutch flag Dutch: opzichtig Norwegian flag Norwegian: prangende
Polish flag Polish: paradny Persian flag Persian: پرزرق وبرق Pashto flag Pashto: ډولى، سينګارى، ځان، ښودون
Portuguese flag Portuguese: vistoso Romanian flag Romanian: fas­tuos Russian flag Russian: показной, броский
Slovak flag Slovak: nápadný; efektný Slovenian flag Slovenian: vpadljiv Serbian flag Serbian: blistav
Swedish flag Swedish: prålig Thai flag Thai: โอ้อวด; เอิกเกริก Turkish flag Turkish: gösterişli
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: (過分)豔麗的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: кричущий; строкатий Urdu flag Urdu: بھڑکیلا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: lòe loẹt, phô trương Chinese flag Chinese: (过分)艳丽的

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