English words for 'Showy; ostentatious.'
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adj
- Showy; ostentatious.
- Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
- Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
- characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
- unproductive of success
verb
noun
adj
adj
noun
verb
noun
adj
adj
- Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
- Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.
- (architecture) Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
- elaborately or excessively ornamented
- marked by ostentation but often tasteless
noun
verb
noun
adj
- (colloquial) Very showy, flamboyant.
- (colloquial, typically of a gay man) Extremely obvious; visibly evident.
- On fire with visible flames.
- (British, Australia, colloquial) Damned, bloody.
- Very enthusiastic or passionate.
- Very bright and the color of flame.
- passionate or quick-tempered
- informal intensifiers
noun
verb
adj
- ostentatiously lofty in style
- fairly large or important in effect; influential
- having broad power and range and scope
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- conspicuous in position or importance
- (especially clothing, food or drink) That is large (the manufactured size).
- (nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
- Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
noun
- a garment size for a large person
- (countable, especially clothing, food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
- (uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, larger than a medium.
- (countable, especially with respect to clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
- (slang, plural: large) A thousand dollars/pounds.
adv
adj
- ostentatiously lofty in style
- (of sounds) full and rich
- Of writing, etc.: clear, effective, powerful.
- Of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, reading aloud, etc.
- (derogatory) Of speech or writing: bombastic, pompous.
adj
- ostentatiously lofty in style
- abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
- Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
- Of a river, inundated with excess water as from a flood; swollen.
- (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.
adj
verb
- (intransitive, sometimes followed by the prepositions on or upon) To expand/enlarge in detail.
- (transitive) Тo develop in detail or complexity.
- make more complex, intricate, or richer
- work out in detail
- produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
verb
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
adj
noun
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
verb
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- (transitive, idiomatic) To exhibit the best attributes of something.
- (transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism.
noun
noun
- Show; ostentation; glory.
- Something or someone of which one is proud; that which is the source of self-congratulation and self-esteem (whether reasonable or arrogant), for example
- Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance.
- Highest level or rank; (figurative) elevation reached; loftiness or glory.
- Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
- (zoology) The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
- An unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, or looks, wealth, importance, etc., which comes across as being haughty, lofty, and often showing contempt of others; exaggerated self-worth.
- Alternative letter-case form of Pride (“festival for LGBT people”).
- (zoology, collective) A company of lions or other large felines.
- A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
- satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements
- the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards
- a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
- a group of lions
- unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
verb
verb
- wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
- show off
- (squash) To play a boast shot.
- (masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
- (transitive) To possess (a special and desirable quality).
- (intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
- (transitive) (used with "about" or "of") To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
- (sculpting) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.
noun
verb
noun
- the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
- an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
- a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
- a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
- the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
- (music) The act of being featured in a piece of music.
- (engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
- (media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
- (statistics, machine learning) An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model.
- An important or main item.
- (linguistics) The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
- Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
- (computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
- (archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
- The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
- (film) Ellipsis of feature film.
verb
- wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
- play boisterously
- (reflexive) To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
- (intransitive) To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
- (transitive) To display; to have as a notable feature.
- To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.
- (intransitive) To amuse oneself, to play.
- (transitive) To represent by any kind of play.
- To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
noun
- (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
- a person known for the way they behave when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances
- (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
- someone who engages in sports
- an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
- (uncountable) Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, or fishing.
- (slang, countable) A sportsman; a gambler.
- Term of endearment used by an adult for a child, usually a boy.
- (countable) A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
- (countable) A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
- (countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
- (biology, botany, zoology, countable) A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects.
- (informal, usually singular) A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)
- (slang, countable) One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
- (countable) Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
adv
- With an attractive or elegant appearance; attractively, finely, splendidly.
- Chiefly regarding speech or writing: cleverly, skilfully.
- Regarding a person's action: in a handsome or good-looking manner.
- Regarding an undesirable occurrence (such as defeat or punishment): harshly, severely; (by extension) completely, thoroughly; also, energetically, vigorously.
- In a manner conforming to accepted standards of behaviour; appropriately, decently, graciously; also (more strongly), generously, magnanimously.
- In an elegant or graceful manner; elegantly, gracefully, neatly, nicely.
- (now nautical) Without undue haste; carefully, slowly and steadily.
- Especially regarding how a gift is given or money is paid: without holding back; generously, liberally.
- in an attractively handsome manner
- in a generously handsome manner
noun
- Show; ostentation; glory.
- Something or someone of which one is proud; that which is the source of self-congratulation and self-esteem (whether reasonable or arrogant), for example
- Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance.
- Highest level or rank; (figurative) elevation reached; loftiness or glory.
- Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
- (zoology) The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
- An unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, or looks, wealth, importance, etc., which comes across as being haughty, lofty, and often showing contempt of others; exaggerated self-worth.
- Alternative letter-case form of Pride (“festival for LGBT people”).
- (zoology, collective) A company of lions or other large felines.
- A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
- satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements
- the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards
- a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
- a group of lions
- unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
verb
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
adj
noun
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
verb
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- (transitive, idiomatic) To exhibit the best attributes of something.
- (transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism.
noun
verb
- wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
- show off
- (squash) To play a boast shot.
- (masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
- (transitive) To possess (a special and desirable quality).
- (intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
- (transitive) (used with "about" or "of") To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
- (sculpting) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.
noun
verb
noun
- the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
- an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
- a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
- a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
- the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
- (music) The act of being featured in a piece of music.
- (engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
- (media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
- (statistics, machine learning) An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model.
- An important or main item.
- (linguistics) The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
- Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
- (computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
- (archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
- The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
- (film) Ellipsis of feature film.
verb
- wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
- play boisterously
- (reflexive) To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
- (intransitive) To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
- (transitive) To display; to have as a notable feature.
- To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.
- (intransitive) To amuse oneself, to play.
- (transitive) To represent by any kind of play.
- To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
noun
- (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
- a person known for the way they behave when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances
- (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
- someone who engages in sports
- an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
- (uncountable) Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, or fishing.
- (slang, countable) A sportsman; a gambler.
- Term of endearment used by an adult for a child, usually a boy.
- (countable) A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
- (countable) A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
- (countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
- (biology, botany, zoology, countable) A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects.
- (informal, usually singular) A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)
- (slang, countable) One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
- (countable) Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
adv
- With an attractive or elegant appearance; attractively, finely, splendidly.
- Chiefly regarding speech or writing: cleverly, skilfully.
- Regarding a person's action: in a handsome or good-looking manner.
- Regarding an undesirable occurrence (such as defeat or punishment): harshly, severely; (by extension) completely, thoroughly; also, energetically, vigorously.
- In a manner conforming to accepted standards of behaviour; appropriately, decently, graciously; also (more strongly), generously, magnanimously.
- In an elegant or graceful manner; elegantly, gracefully, neatly, nicely.
- (now nautical) Without undue haste; carefully, slowly and steadily.
- Especially regarding how a gift is given or money is paid: without holding back; generously, liberally.
- in an attractively handsome manner
- in a generously handsome manner
adj
- Showy; ostentatious.
- Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
- Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
- characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
- unproductive of success
adj
adj
noun
adj
adj
- Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
- Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.
- (architecture) Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
- elaborately or excessively ornamented
- marked by ostentation but often tasteless
noun
adj
- (colloquial) Very showy, flamboyant.
- (colloquial, typically of a gay man) Extremely obvious; visibly evident.
- On fire with visible flames.
- (British, Australia, colloquial) Damned, bloody.
- Very enthusiastic or passionate.
- Very bright and the color of flame.
- passionate or quick-tempered
- informal intensifiers
noun
verb
adj
- ostentatiously lofty in style
- fairly large or important in effect; influential
- having broad power and range and scope
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- conspicuous in position or importance
- (especially clothing, food or drink) That is large (the manufactured size).
- (nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
- Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
noun
- a garment size for a large person
- (countable, especially clothing, food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
- (uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, larger than a medium.
- (countable, especially with respect to clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
- (slang, plural: large) A thousand dollars/pounds.
adv
adj
- ostentatiously lofty in style
- (of sounds) full and rich
- Of writing, etc.: clear, effective, powerful.
- Of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, reading aloud, etc.
- (derogatory) Of speech or writing: bombastic, pompous.
adj
- ostentatiously lofty in style
- abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
- Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
- Of a river, inundated with excess water as from a flood; swollen.
- (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.
adj
verb
- (intransitive, sometimes followed by the prepositions on or upon) To expand/enlarge in detail.
- (transitive) Тo develop in detail or complexity.
- make more complex, intricate, or richer
- work out in detail
- produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing