flashiness

Ostentatious visual display

Flashiness is the quality of being flashy, that is, highly noticeable or conspicuous.

Flashiness often has a negative connotation, especially in relation to things that are visible, such as clothing or jewelry.

Flashiness sometimes implies extravagance or lavishness.

glamour

glitz

Ostentatious showiness

  • eleganceRefined, graceful quality
  • styleDistinctive way of expression
  • chicTasteful, current flair

sophistication · panache · flair · allure · polish · prestige · vogue · trendiness · swankiness · dazzle

ostentation

showiness

Ostentatious display quality

loudness · pizzazz · razzle-dazzle · spectacle · theatricality · splashiness · swank · glitziness · jazziness · peacockery

luminosity

sparkle

Emit flashing light

shine · glint · twinkle · radiance · sheen · luster · gloss · brilliance · iridescence · dazzle

opulence

lavishness

Excessive richness or abundance

richness · ornateness · grandiosity · plushness · excess · decadence · splendor · magnificence · affluence · ostentation

tackiness

kitsch

Tasteless, garish art

tawdry · cheap · chintzy · brassy · tinsel · gaudy · overdone · clashing · jarring · loud

Categories
Opposites
visual/aesthetic intensity

flashinessplainness

Unadorned, straightforward quality

simplicity · minimalism · understatement · subtlety · austerity

taste and refinement

flashinesselegance

Refined, graceful quality

tastefulness · refinement · sophistication · gracefulness · classiness

self-presentation and modesty

flashinessmodesty

Absence of vanity

restraint · understatement · conservativeness · moderation · humility

Family

flash, flashy, flashlight, flashing, flashed, flashback, flashbulb, flashier, flashiest

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G