English Explanatory Dictionary

showy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.
  2. Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display.
  3. Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-showy.wav /ˈʃəʊ.i/ /ˈʃoʊ.i/

Word forms

showy showier showiest shewey shewy

Etymology

From show (noun) + -y.

Synonyms

gaudy

Derived words

nonshowy showily showiness showy goatsbeard showy mistletoe showy orchis showy sundew unshowy

Translations

Bulgarian: показен Bulgarian: ефектен Chinese Mandarin: 浮華 /浮华 Chinese Mandarin: 繁华 Czech: nápadný Dutch: opzichtig Finnish: näyttävä Finnish: pramea French: tape-à-l’œil Galician: ostentoso German: protzig German: auffällig German: schreiend German: grell Irish: éagsúil Irish: taibhseach Japanese: 派手な Japanese: けばけばしい Macedonian: впе́чатлив Macedonian: е́фектен Macedonian: све́тол Macedonian: бе́звкусен Macedonian: јарк Macedonian: дре́члив Persian: خودنما Polish: na pokaz Portuguese: mirabolante Portuguese: exibido Russian: я́ркий Russian: эффе́ктный Russian: впечатля́ющий Russian: безвку́сный Russian: пёстрый Russian: крича́щий Russian: показно́й Russian: на пока́з Russian: напы́щенный Spanish: ostentoso Spanish: jactancioso Spanish: aparatoso Spanish: fardón Spanish: de relumbrón Tagalog: mapagyabang Tagalog: hambog
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