Showy - English meaning

adjective

Influenced or touched by an external factor.

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Affected areas

verb

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

Usage examples:

The dampness began to affect my health

verb

Pretend to have or feel (something).

Usage examples:

As usual i affected a supreme unconcern

adjective

Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way.

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He was brash, cocky, and arrogant

noun

Loose broken rock or ice.

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Brash ice

adjective

Having a lot of energy and the confidence to succeed, and not having much respect for others or worrying about their feelings

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His lawyer was brash, arrogant, and egocentric, but he usually won his cases., a designer known for…

adjective

Clearly visible.

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He was very thin, with a conspicuous adam's apple

adjective

Easily noticed; obvious

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He was conspicuous as usual with a big yellow bow tie.

adjective

Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.

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It was rather extravagant to buy both

adjective

More expensive than is necessary or reasonable, or having the characteristics of being expensive

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Company executives enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle., top athletes are showered with extravagant gi…

adjective

Spending or costing a lot of money

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Severe cuts in public spending mean that demands for extravagant pay rises are no longer realistic.…

adjective

Elaborate in structure or decoration.

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The furniture was very fancy

verb

Feel a desire or liking for.

Usage examples:

Do you fancy a drink?

noun

A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction.

Usage examples:

This was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.

Usage examples:

The band's flamboyant lead singer

noun

A madagascan tree with bright red flowers and leaves composed of numerous leaflets, planted as a street tree in the tropics.

Usage examples:

They're over now and it seems to be the turn of exotics; bauhinias are out and flamboyants will be …

verb

Shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.

Usage examples:

Lightning flashed overhead

noun

A sudden brief burst of bright light.

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A flash of lightning

adjective

Ostentatiously stylish or expensive.

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A flash new car

adjective

Ostentatiously attractive or impressive.

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He always had a flashy car

adjective

Expensive or stylish, or brightly colored

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He wears flashy clothes.

adjective

Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.

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Garish shirts in all sorts of colours

adjective

Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless.

Usage examples:

Silver bows and gaudy ribbons

noun

A celebratory dinner or entertainment held by a college for old members.

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Administratively, the college cannot cope with more than one gaudy per year

adjective

Having too many bright colors

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He was wearing a gaudy hawaiian shirt.

noun

Art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.

Usage examples:

The lava lamp is a bizarre example of sixties kitsch

adjective

Considered to be in poor taste but appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.

Usage examples:

The front room is stuffed with kitsch knick-knacks, little glass and gilt ornaments

noun

Showy art or cheap, decorative objects that are attractive to people who are thought to lack any appreciation of style or beauty

Usage examples:

She collects all sorts of kitsch, like these ceramic figurines of movie stars.

adjective

Producing or capable of producing much noise.

Usage examples:

They were kept awake by loud music

adverb

With a great deal of volume.

Usage examples:

They shouted as loud as they could

adjective

Having or producing a large amount of sound

Usage examples:

A loud noise, would you speak a little louder, please?, "what does she want now?" he asked loudly.,…

adjective

Noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way.

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A large and obtrusive works where ammonia is produced

adjective

Noticeable in a way that is unpleasant or unwanted

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The soldiers wore civilian clothes to make their presence less obtrusive.

adjective

Elaborately or highly decorated.

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An ornate wrought-iron railing

adjective

Having a lot of decoration

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Ornate jewelry/buildings

adjective

Characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress.

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A simple design that is glamorous without being ostentatious

adjective

Intended to attract admiration or notice

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Ostentatious jewelry, ostentatious gestures, she waved her hand about, ostentatiously displaying he…

adjective

Containing too much careful detail or too many detailed parts

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The book is spoiled by over-elaborate writing., he refused most of the overelaborate meal, saying t…

adjective

(of food) overcooked.

Usage examples:

He sat there chewing his overdone steak

verb

Do, use, or carry to excess; exaggerate.

Usage examples:

She rather overdoes the early cockney scenes

adjective

(esp. of meat) cooked too long

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The steak was dry and overdone.

adjective

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.

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Pretentious art films

adjective

Trying to give the appearance of great importance, esp. in a way that is obvious

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Pretentious restaurants, pretentious, silly poetry

adjective

Lacking flavour.

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The vegetables were watery and tasteless

adjective

Showing such bad judgment as to be offensive

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They received hundreds of complaints after he told a tasteless joke on tv., the soup was watery and…

adjective

Relating to acting, actors, or the theatre.

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Theatrical productions

noun

A professional actor or actress.

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A boarding house that catered for theatricals

noun

Dramatic performances.

Usage examples:

I was persuaded to act in some amateur theatricals

adjective

Lacking sophistication or good taste.

Usage examples:

A vulgar check suit