showy
pronunciation
How to pronounce showy in British English:
UK [ˈʃəʊi]
How to pronounce showy in American English:
US [ˈʃoʊi]
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- Adjective:
- marked by conspicuous display
- elaborately or excessively ornamented
- marked by extravagant display
- (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
Word Origin
- showy (adj.)
- 1712, from show (n.) + -y (2). Related: Showiness; showiness. Originally in a positive sense.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Two-toned azaleas blossoms make for very showy blooms in the flower garden .
- 2. His proudest stroke was to nationalise the oil industry in 1976 , buying up the foreign companies for $ 1 billion and signing the papers with a showy gold pen .
- 3. The island , the smallest of the canadian provinces , is home to a variety of showy fall species : maple , oak , birch , quaking aspen and poplar , each contributing its own hue to the polychrome landscape .
- 4. For legal adviser stuart lonsdale , such a flamboyant look would be out of the question : " I work in a pretty conservative business so anything too showy , like a velvet jacket , even in black , would be frowned upon , " he says .
- 5. Its visual style is seemingly very simple , as billy wilder is not a very showy director , and that was something that really appealed to me .