showy
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
marked by ostentation but often tasteless
a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet
Related & opposite
- show derivation
- flamboyance derivation
- pretentiousness derivation
- stir derivation
- ostentatious similar to
Sense 2 adjective
displaying brilliance and virtuosity
Related & opposite
- show derivation
- flamboyance derivation
- theatrical similar to
Sense 3 adjective
(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
Related & opposite
- garishness derivation
- flamboyance derivation
- brashness derivation
- ostentation derivation
- colourful similar to
Sense 4 adjective
superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
a glossy TV series
Related & opposite
- attractive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | show |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flamboyance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pretentiousness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stir |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | ostentatious |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | show |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | flamboyance |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | theatrical |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | garishness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | flamboyance |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | brashness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ostentation |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | colourful |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | attractive |