(not showy)
1showy — [[t]ʃo͟ʊi[/t]] showier, showiest ADJ GRADED Something that is showy is very noticeable because it is large, colourful, or bright. Since he was color blind, he favored large, showy flowers... They were smart but not showy. Syn: gaudy …
2showy — showy, pretentious, ostentatious can mean making or presenting an outward display that is by implication greater than what is necessary or justifiable. Showy, the ordinary term, carries less definite implications than the other words. It implies… …
3showy — adjective (showier; est) Date: 1709 1. making an attractive show ; striking < a showy orchid > 2. given to or marked by a flashy often tasteless display • showily adverb • showiness noun …
4flashy gaudy jazzy showy snazzy sporty — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… …
5all that glitters is not gold — Meaning A showy article may not necessarily be valuable. Origin The 12th century French thelogian Alain de Lille wrote Do not hold everything gold that shines like gold . Shakespeare and others have expressed the same notion. Shakespeare version… …
6Chinese forget-me-not — an eastern Asian plant, Cynoglossum amabile, of the borage family, having lance shaped leaves and clustered, showy, blue, pink, or white flowers. * * * …
7Chinese forget-me-not — noun biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers • Syn: ↑Cynoglossum amabile • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Cynoglossum, ↑genus Cynoglossum * * * …
8Pollination syndrome — Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton) nectaring at daisy (Argyranthemum) Pollination syndromes are suites of flower traits that have evolved in response to natural selection imposed by different pollen vectors, which can be abiotic (wind and water) or… …
9modest — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Humble] Syn. unassuming, meek, diffident, shy; see humble 1 , resigned . 2. [Not showy] Syn. unpretentious, unostentatious, unobtrusive, demure, quiet, seemly, proper, decorous, unstudied, plain, simple, natural,… …
10Jesuit Apologetic — • The accusations brought against the Society have been exceptional for their frequency and fierceness Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jesuit Apologetic Jesuit Apologetic …
