About The Word Showy

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Showy to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Showy definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Showy

Showy Meaning & Definition
Showy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Showy?

[adj] (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
[adj] marked by extravagant display
[adj] elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"
[adj] marked by conspicuous display; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Showy: aureate | colorful | fancy | flamboyant | flashy | florid | gaudy | jazzy | ostentatious | pretentious | splashy | sporty | theatrical

Related Terms | Find terms related to Showy:

See Also |

Showy In Webster's Dictionary

\Show"y\, a. [Compar. {Showier}; superl. {Showiest}.] Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy. A present of everything that was rich and showy. --Addison. Syn: Splendid; gay; gaudy; gorgeous; fine; magnificent; grand; stately; sumptuous; pompous.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Atomic reactor ‐ a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate…
  • Purplish pink ‐ a purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle…
  • Cotyloidal ‐ of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh…
  • Bonk ‐ hit hard [v] have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps…
  • Thomas j. hanks ‐ United States film actor…
  • Consumer finance company ‐ a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble…
  • Empetraceae ‐ heathlike shrubs
  • Dance ‐ taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to…
  • Writhed ‐ twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted…
  • Point in time ‐ a very short period of time; "at that point I had…