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showiness

[ shoh-ee-nis ]

/ ˈʃoʊ i nɪs /

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noun

the property or characteristic of being showy.

Origin of showiness

First recorded in 1805–15; showy + -ness

OTHER WORDS FROM showiness

un·show·i·ness, noun

Words nearby showiness

showery, showfolk, showgirl, showground, showily, showiness, showing, showjumping, showman, showmanship, shown

Example sentences from the Web for showiness

Showiness 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

This is a lovely winter flower, of great value in our gardens, from its showiness.

Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers |John Wood