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nounthe property or characteristic of being showy. Origin of showinessFirst recorded in 1805–15; showy + -ness OTHER WORDS FROM showinessun·show·i·ness, nounWords nearby showinessshow geranium, show girl, showground, show house, showily, showiness, showing, showjumping, showman, showmanship, show-me Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for showinessShowiness such as that of the big, black-haired, blue-eyed Irishman is enough to "put out" the light of any one else! Miss Million's Maid|Bertha Ruck Poverty and showiness, supreme beauty and grotesque ugliness, jostle each other at close quarters. Spanish Vistas|George Parsons Lathrop "Showiness" is common in every trumpery village in the land. Village Improvements and Farm Villages|George E. Waring Lila was shocked and awed by her friend's showiness and indifference. IT and Other Stories|Gouverneur Morris
Words related to showinessconceit, hypocrisy, snobbery, pomposity, good humor, joie de vivre, hilarity, glamour, glitz, sheen, luster, parade, show, pretension, spectacle, affectation, array, demonstration, splurge, swank |