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showiness

[shoh-ee-nis] / ˈʃoʊ i nɪs /
NOUN
frippery
Synonyms
STRONG
adornment bauble decoration flashiness frill fussiness gaudiness knickknack meretriciousness ornament ostentation pretentiousness tawdriness toy trinket
WEAK
fanciness fandangle
Antonyms
STRONG
plainness
NOUN
gaiety
Synonyms
STRONGEST
good humor hilarity joie de vivre
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee glitter grins jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merrymaking mirth pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee
WEAK
colorfulness high spirits reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
WEAK
solemnity
NOUN
glister
Synonyms
STRONG
beam brightness coruscation display flash gaudiness glamour glare gleam glint glisten glitz luster pageantry radiance scintillation sheen shimmer shine show sparkle splendor tinsel twinkle zip
Antonyms
STRONG
darkness dullness hiding
NOUN
glitter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
glamour glitz luster sheen
STRONG
beam brightness coruscation display flash gaudiness glare gleam glint glisten glister pageantry radiance scintillation shimmer shine show splendor tinsel twinkle zip
Antonyms
STRONGEST
darkness dullness
STRONG
hiding
NOUN
grandioseness
Synonyms
WEAK
affectation big talk charade conceit disguise false front front grandiosity hypocrisy ostentation phoniness phony pomposity pompousness pretension pretentiousness put on self-importance show snobbery splash vainglory
NOUN
grandiosity
Synonyms
STRONG
affectation charade conceit disguise fake front hypocrisy ostentation phony pomposity pompousness pretension put on self-importance show showboat snobbery splash vainglory
WEAK
big talk false front grandioseness
Antonyms
STRONG
honesty humility modesty reality truth
NOUN
jocoseness
Synonyms
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee
WEAK
blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
jocularity
Synonyms
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee
WEAK
blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
jocundity
Synonyms
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee
WEAK
blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
jolliness
Synonyms
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee
WEAK
blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
joviality
Synonyms
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee
WEAK
blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
merriness
Synonyms
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee
WEAK
blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
mirthfulness
Synonyms
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee
WEAK
blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
ostentation
Synonyms
STRONG
affectation array boast boasting brag braggadocio bragging bravado demonstration display exhibition flamboyance flash flourish fuss garishness magnificence pageant pageantry parade pomp pomposity pompousness pretending pretension pretentiousness put on shine show spectacle splendor splurge swagger swank vainglory vaunt
WEAK
false front flaunting grandstand play parading showing off vaunting window-dressing
Antonyms
STRONG
concealment dullness hiding modesty ordinariness simplicity truth
WEAK
plainness quiet reservation
NOUN
pompousness
Synonyms
STRONG
affectation charade conceit disguise fake front grandiosity hypocrisy ostentation phony pomposity pretension pretentiousness put on self-importance show showboat snobbery splash vainglory vanity
WEAK
big talk false front grandioseness
Antonyms
STRONG
honesty humility modesty reality truth
NOUN
pretension
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conceit hypocrisy pomposity snobbery
STRONG
affectation charade disguise fake front ostentation phony pretentiousness put on self-importance show showboat splash vainglory vanity
WEAK
big talk false front
Antonyms
STRONG
modesty reality
WEAK
honesty humility truth
NOUN
resplendence
Synonyms
STRONG
beam brightness brilliance brilliancy coruscation display flash gaudiness glamour glare gleam glint glisten glister glitz glory luster magnificence pageantry radiance resplendency scintillation sheen shimmer shine show sparkle splendor sumptuousness tinsel twinkle zip
WEAK
gorgeousness
Antonyms
STRONG
darkness dullness hiding ugliness
NOUN
resplendency
Synonyms
STRONG
beam brightness brilliance brilliancy coruscation display flash gaudiness glamour glare gleam glint glisten glister glitz glory luster magnificence pageantry radiance resplendence scintillation sheen shimmer shine show sparkle splendor sumptuousness tinsel twinkle zip
WEAK
gorgeousness
Antonyms
STRONG
darkness dullness hiding ugliness
NOUN
scintillation
Synonyms
STRONG
beam brightness coruscation display flash gaudiness glamour glare gleam glint glisten glister glitz luster pageantry radiance sheen shimmer shine show sparkle splendor tinsel twinkle zip
Antonyms
STRONG
darkness dullness hiding
NOUN
sumptuousness
Synonyms
STRONG
beam brightness brilliance brilliancy coruscation display flash gaudiness glamour glare gleam glint glisten glister glitz glory luster magnificence pageantry radiance resplendence resplendency scintillation sheen shimmer shine show sparkle splendor tinsel twinkle zip
WEAK
gorgeousness
Antonyms
STRONG
darkness dullness hiding ugliness

Example Sentences

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"Showiness" is common in every trumpery village in the land.

From Village Improvements and Farm Villages by Waring, George E. (George Edwin)