показно́й — meaning in English
pokaznoy
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English meaning
- ambitious adj Having a strong desire for success, power, or achievement.
- blatant adj Completely obvious and unashamed, especially about something wrong.
- flashy adjective Showy and designed to attract attention, sometimes in a tasteless way.
- garish adj Unpleasantly bright or showy, in a tasteless way.
- jaunty adj Lively, confident, and stylish in manner or appearance.
- ostentatious adj Showy or over-the-top, designed mainly to impress or attract attention.
- pretentious adj Trying too hard to seem impressive, intelligent, or important, in a way that comes across as fake or overblown.
- showy adj Flashy or attracting a lot of attention, often in an exaggerated way.
- tacky adj Cheap-looking, gaudy, or in poor taste.
- theatrical adj Relating to theater or stage performance.
- vain adj Excessively proud of one's own looks or achievements.
Senses
показно́й is used for these senses in English:
- ambitious (of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
- flashy Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
- garish Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]
- ostentatious Of ostentation.
- ostentatious Intended to attract notice.
- pretentious Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
- 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).
- tacky Gaudy or flashy.
ambitious — full definition
- adj Having a strong desire for success, power, or achievement.
- adj Requiring great effort or resources to accomplish; large in scope.