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showiness

/ʃˈoʊinəs/ noun

The property of being showy.

Word Origin From Old English 'scēawian', to look at or exhibit. 'Showy' means making a show, ostentatious. Adding -ness gives the quality of being showy. So showiness is the quality of being flashy or exhibitionistic. Related: show, showcase, showoff. The breakdown show+y+ness shows the root show, adjective suffix -y, and noun suffix -ness. The idea: putting on a display.

noun The property of being showy. countable

The showiness of her diamond necklace drew admiring glances from everyone at the party.

(名词) 艳丽；华丽；花哨；浮华

她钻石项链的华丽吸引了派对上所有人的羡慕目光。

(sustantivo) ostentación; ostentosidad; pomposidad; aparatosidad; exhibicionismo [La cualidad de ser llamativo u ostentoso.]

Lo ostentoso de su collar de diamantes atrajo miradas admirativas de todos en la fiesta.

(nom) ostentation; tape-à-l'œil; étalage; exhibitionnisme [La qualité de ce qui est voyant, tapageur ou ostentatoire.]

Le côté tapageur de son collier de diamants a attiré les regards admiratifs de toute l'assemblée.

(Substantiv) Protzigkeit; Auffälligkeit; Geprahle [Die Eigenschaft, auffällig, prunkvoll oder übertrieben zur Schau gestellt zu sein.]

Die **showiness** ihres Diamantcolliers zog bewundernde Blicke aller Gäste auf der Party auf sich.

(名詞) 派手で目立つ性質。けばけばしさ。

彼女のダイアモンドのネックレスの派手さに、パーティーの参加者全員がうっとりした視線を向けた。

(substantivo) ostentação; exuberância; esplendor; alarde; fausto [A propriedade de ser ostensivo ou exuberante.]

A ostentação de seu colar de diamantes atraiu olhares admirados de todos na festa.

Synonyms: ostentation flashiness gaudiness glitter pomp spectacle flamboyance garishness Antonyms: modesty simplicity plainness understatement
Word parts: show + y + ness

Related words

showy showily shower showmanship

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