showy

Meaning

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

Synonyms

ostentatious

gaudy

flashy

garish

flamboyant

affected

pretentious

loud

prim

artificial

stilted

gay

show off

tacky

jazzy

glaring

dashing

sporty

swanky

spectacular

colourful

conspicuous

exaggerated

fine

flash

flaunt

florid

glossy

grand

meretricious

pompous

proud

ritzy

splashy

striking

strut

tawdry

vulgar

dramatic

glamorous

dandy

splurgy

gorgeous

tinselly

grandeur

handsome

imposing

conspicuously

conceited

lurid

Translations

afectado

vistoso

llamativo

unnatürlich

affektiert

vistoso

gemaakt

grell

voyant

protzig

sgargiante

gekünstelt

geziert

gezwungen

gekunsteld

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃəʊ.i/

Etymology

From show (noun) + -y.