flashiness
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈflæʃi.nəs/
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ostentación
- The flashiness of the neon signs made the street feel like a carnival.
Examples
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For the unintelligent eyes of the crowd, habituated to the flashiness of the neighboring paintings, these are dull, gray, dirty, coarse, and rough.
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I'm not used to TVXQ using such cheap flashiness.
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The under display selfie camera goes against all the flashiness of it by literally just not being there.
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The rate of change, or flashiness, in flow conditions can influence species persistence and coexistence.
Academic text (1997) -
Small means that you focus on quality instead of quantity, building relationships instead of campaigns, your customer instead of yourself, service instead of flashiness, interactions instead of followers or fans, and engagement instead of reach.
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But bravura implies a certain flashiness, and the brilliance of Ridge's interpretation lies in taking away the theatricality.
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Thus, streams draining naturally arid, deforested, or heavily urbanized areas are well known for the flashiness of their hydrographs.
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A sadistic magician of sorts, he thrives in creating an illusion of flashiness and a defiance of physics while actually not being a contributing player to a championship team.
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Interestingly enough, one of Dustin's recent projects, Svbtle, is a total pivot from that sort of flashiness: it's a network of bloggers whose themes are identical save for their logo and highlight color.
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Flashiness is further influenced by the water storage capacity of the snow, which is a function of temperature (Swanson et al. 1998): Warm and wet snow layers melt more quickly, whereas cold and dry snow stores rainwater in the early phase of a rain-on-snow event, attenuating the rise in discharge.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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7.5
Flashy style that looks nice but is not deep
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7.7
A very bright and fancy style that attracts attention in dress or manner
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6.8
A way of acting that is too bold, loud, and rude
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8.7
A cheap, flashy look that seems low quality
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7.2
Too much bright decoration on clothes or signs that looks bad
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7.5
Things that are very bright or flashy and look unpleasant
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6.5
A style that is very bright or richly decorated to attract attention
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6.6
A quality of looking cheap and in bad taste
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6.8
How easy something is to see or notice
Something that looks bright and attractive but has no real value
A quality of being showy and loud in style that hides simple beauty
A way of behaving that shows off wealth or style to impress others
A stylish, expensive look that shows someone is rich
A stylish, impressive appearance that shows wealth or good taste
Antonyms
How Showy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word flashiness comes from flash 'a quick bright light' plus the ending -iness that makes a noun. Think of a camera flash or bright jewelry that suddenly draws your eye, so flashiness means being showy and attention-grabbing, often in a way that is not very tasteful.