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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈʃəʊ.i/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʃoʊ.i/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-showy.wav Forms: showier [comparative], showiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊi Etymology: From show (noun) + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|show#Noun<pos:noun>|y<id:adjectival>}} show (noun) + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} showy (comparative showier, superlative showiest)
  1. (sometimes derogatory) Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye. Tags: derogatory, sometimes
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  2. Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display. Categories (topical): Appearance Translations (making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display): auffällig (German), prächtig (German), péacach (Irish), vistoso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-showy-en-adj-yXEJ5W6q Disambiguation of Appearance: 9 71 21 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 37 17 Disambiguation of 'making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display': 5 92 3
  3. (informal, chiefly of a literary work) Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-showy-en-adj-cijH18oE Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 37 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gaudy, shewey, shewy [obsolete] Hyponyms: slutty Derived forms: showily, showiness, showy goatsbeard, showy mistletoe, showy orchis, showy sundew Translations (for show): показен (pokazen) (Bulgarian), ефектен (efekten) (Bulgarian), 浮華 (Chinese Mandarin), 浮华 (fúhuá, fúhua) (Chinese Mandarin), 繁华 (fánhuá) (Chinese Mandarin), nápadný (Czech), opzichtig (Dutch), näyttävä (Finnish), pramea (Finnish), tape-à-l’œil (French), ostentoso [masculine] (Galician), protzig (German), auffällig (German), schreiend (German), grell (German), éagsúil (Irish), taibhseach (Irish), 派手な (hade na) (alt: はでな) (Japanese), けばけばしい (kebakebashii) (Japanese), впе́чатлив (vpéčatliv) (Macedonian), е́фектен (éfekten) (Macedonian), све́тол (svétol) (Macedonian), бе́звкусен (bézvkusen) (Macedonian), јарк (jark) (Macedonian), дре́члив (dréčliv) (Macedonian), خودنما (xodnamâ) (note: of people) (Persian), na pokaz (Polish), mirabolante (Portuguese), exibido [derogatory, masculine] (Portuguese), я́ркий (járkij) (english: bright) (Russian), эффе́ктный (efféktnyj) (Russian), впечатля́ющий (vpečatljájuščij) (Russian), безвку́сный (bezvkúsnyj) (english: tasteless) (Russian), пёстрый (pjóstryj) (english: motley) (Russian), крича́щий (kričáščij) (Russian), показно́й (pokaznój) (Russian), на пока́з (na pokáz) (Russian), напы́щенный (napýščennyj) (Russian), ostentoso (Spanish), jactancioso (Spanish), aparatoso (Spanish), fardón [Spain, colloquial] (Spanish), de relumbrón (Spanish), mapagyabang (Tagalog), hambog (Tagalog)
Disambiguation of 'for show': 0 46 54

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "показен"
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      "word": "näyttävä"
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      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "派手な"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "word": "е́фектен"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "note": "of people",
      "roman": "xodnamâ",
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      "word": "خودنما"
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      "word": "mirabolante"
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      "sense": "for show",
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      "word": "exibido"
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      "english": "bright",
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      "roman": "járkij",
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      "word": "я́ркий"
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      "roman": "efféktnyj",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "эффе́ктный"
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      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "впечатля́ющий"
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      "english": "tasteless",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezvkúsnyj",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "безвку́сный"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 46 54",
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "motley",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pjóstryj",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "пёстрый"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 46 54",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kričáščij",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "крича́щий"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 46 54",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokaznój",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "показно́й"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 46 54",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "na pokáz",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "на пока́з"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 46 54",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "napýščennyj",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "напы́щенный"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 46 54",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "ostentoso"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 46 54",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "jactancioso"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 46 54",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "aparatoso"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 46 54",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "fardón"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 46 54",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "de relumbrón"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 46 54",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "mapagyabang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 46 54",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "hambog"
    }
  ],
  "word": "showy"
}
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    "Rhymes:English/əʊi",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊi/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Tagalog translations",
    "en:Appearance"
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    {
      "word": "showily"
    },
    {
      "word": "showiness"
    },
    {
      "word": "showy goatsbeard"
    },
    {
      "word": "showy mistletoe"
    },
    {
      "word": "showy orchis"
    },
    {
      "word": "showy sundew"
    }
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      "form": "showier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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      "word": "slutty"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "(sometimes derogatory) Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye."
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        {
          "text": "showy flowers",
          "type": "example"
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        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1999 November 21, sophie, “Squealer : first revision”, in alt.arts.poetry.comments (Usenet):",
          "text": "I think my problem with it is that it's\na) a little \"telly\" not \"showy\" in comparison to the rest […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 September 19, Patrick Null, “Failed Sept Challenge? (1409 words)”, in alt.fiction.original (Usenet):",
          "text": "There's a way to make this more showy and less telly. It's like you're in a hurry to get on with the rest of the story.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009 May 18, @kimmcgowan, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-07-18:",
          "text": "story is too, too telly; need at least 3 showy scenes to improve showing:telling ratio",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016 February 12, Kelly, “Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo”, in Diva Booknerd, archived from the original on 2024-07-18:",
          "text": "Six of Crows is very telly and little showy. You are constantly getting info dumps and mini-flashbacks to the characters past.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 July 1, pinkjamie, “Well...”, in BookishFirst, archived from the original on 2024-07-18:",
          "text": "The ending felt rushed to me, and I wish it would have been more showy and less telly.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts)."
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        [
          "showing",
          "showing"
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        [
          "convey",
          "convey"
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          "impression"
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        [
          "event",
          "event"
        ],
        [
          "describe",
          "describe"
        ],
        [
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          "narrative"
        ],
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          "telling",
          "telling"
        ],
        [
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          "explicit"
        ],
        [
          "stating",
          "state"
        ],
        [
          "fact",
          "fact"
        ]
      ],
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        "(informal, chiefly of a literary work) Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts)."
      ],
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        "of a literary work"
      ],
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃəʊ.i/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃoʊ.i/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊi"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "showie"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "gaudy"
    },
    {
      "word": "shewey"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "shewy"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pokazen",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "показен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "efekten",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "ефектен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "浮華"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fúhuá, fúhua",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "浮华"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fánhuá",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "繁华"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "nápadný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "opzichtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "näyttävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "pramea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "tape-à-l’œil"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "for show",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ostentoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "protzig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "auffällig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "schreiend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "grell"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "éagsúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "taibhseach"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はでな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hade na",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "派手な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kebakebashii",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "けばけばしい"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "vpéčatliv",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "впе́чатлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "éfekten",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "е́фектен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "svétol",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "све́тол"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bézvkusen",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "бе́звкусен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "jark",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "јарк"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dréčliv",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "дре́члив"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "note": "of people",
      "roman": "xodnamâ",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "خودنما"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "na pokaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "mirabolante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "for show",
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "exibido"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "bright",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "járkij",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "я́ркий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "efféktnyj",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "эффе́ктный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vpečatljájuščij",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "впечатля́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "tasteless",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezvkúsnyj",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "безвку́сный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "motley",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pjóstryj",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "пёстрый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kričáščij",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "крича́щий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokaznój",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "показно́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "na pokáz",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "на пока́з"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "napýščennyj",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "напы́щенный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "ostentoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "jactancioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "aparatoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "fardón"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "de relumbrón"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "mapagyabang"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "for show",
      "word": "hambog"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display",
      "word": "auffällig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display",
      "word": "prächtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display",
      "word": "péacach"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display",
      "word": "vistoso"
    }
  ],
  "word": "showy"
}

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