показен — meaning in English

English meaning

• flash verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
• garish adj Unpleasantly bright or showy, in a tasteless way.
• meretricious adj Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
• ostentatious adj Showy or over-the-top, designed mainly to impress or attract attention.
• showy adj Flashy or attracting a lot of attention, often in an exaggerated way.
• specious adj Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
• sporty adj Enjoying or good at sports.

Senses

показен is used for these senses in English:

• flash (British,, _, Australian, _, and, _, New Zealand) Expensive-looking and demanding attention; stylish; showy.
• garish Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]
• meretricious Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
• ostentatious Of ostentation.
• showy (informal, chiefly of a literary work) Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts).
• specious Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.

flash — full definition

1. verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
2. verb To show or send something very quickly.
3. adjective (informal, chiefly British) Showy and expensive-looking.
4. noun A sudden brief burst of light.

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