"There is a terrible distaste in France for that kind of showiness," says Poirier. From Wordnik.com. [Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy: The long and the short of it] Reference
Maybe he should have gone on with that kind of showiness, as if to insist that he, too, is a genius. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbit Undone] Reference
Nothing of the costly showiness of Proust and Vir. From Wordnik.com. [Holmesiana] Reference
Banks, but without the showiness that sometimes mars Banks' fiction for me. From Wordnik.com. [:Acquired Taste] Reference
The muhly is just now starting to grow taller, no competition for showiness. From Wordnik.com. [Simply (Purple) Sensational « Fairegarden] Reference
August is the heyday of its showiness, and it continues at least a month longer. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
This is a lovely winter flower, of great value in our gardens, from its showiness. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
Nor was she one to stand out for showiness and style; or rather, she would not be, were. From Wordnik.com. [The Way Home] Reference
The third definition is "traditional in style or manner, avoiding novelty or showiness.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 2, 2001] Reference
But there is no showiness to the effects, just a matter-of-fact presentation of the miraculous. From Wordnik.com. [The Phantom Strikes!] Reference
This was the woman he admired, the woman who believed in the old Botswana values and who had no time for showiness. From Wordnik.com. [Tears Of The Giraffe]
Jason has a sweet, clear, totally unforced voice and uses text with great expression but no hint of mannerism or showiness. From Wordnik.com. [DesignerBlog] Reference
As at the South, in the services of Mrs. Marsh here, there was a great disproportion between their showiness and their usefulness. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience] Reference
While some complained about her "extravagance" she was inclined to wear plain clothes more fitting to propriety than to showiness. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-11-11] Reference
You'd think that beyond the showiness of it all, the Olympics would at least be a place for countries to fight out their age-old grudges. From Wordnik.com. [Jessica Olien: Enemies on the Ground, Lovers on the Court] Reference
Her carriage is noted for its extraordinary showiness. From Wordnik.com. [Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City] Reference
I am greatly and agreeably struck by the animation and showiness of. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II.] Reference
Lila was shocked and awed by her friend's showiness and indifference. From Wordnik.com. [It, and Other Stories] Reference
Anyhow, he believes that the showiness of his jewellery was overstated. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online] Reference
To let go of all the pretense and showiness and just be at home with Him. From Wordnik.com. [PILGRIMGUIDE] Reference
It is a merit that is easily missed, for it has no showiness to recommend it. From Wordnik.com. [The Hymns of Wesley and Watts: Five Papers] Reference
There is much the same showiness; a similar curious mixture of crudeness and luxury. From Wordnik.com. [Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them] Reference
Under the Mara family's leadership, the Giants have never equated showiness with success. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
The actors are impeccable, resisting at all turns the showiness that the material invites. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
And the firm's lack of showiness does not appear to be hurting it in the recruitment market. From Wordnik.com. [The Lawyer - Latest News] Reference
"It's there, but I'm not looking to hit home runs," he said about his great showiness of power. From Wordnik.com. [ArmchairGM Popular Stuff] Reference
She is dazzled by his showiness and his fluency, his horsemanship and his dancing; but love him she does not. From Wordnik.com. [The Beauty Of The Village] Reference
I apprehend that some such minor deficiencies might have been detected in the general showiness of most of them. From Wordnik.com. [Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1] Reference
Artistic Director Geoffrey Nelson wisely underplays the potential showiness of Mr. Lockhart, the most emblematic role. From Wordnik.com. [dispatch.com: RSS] Reference
Especially in times like these when style, grace, and value are more important than showiness, excess, and being ostentatious. From Wordnik.com. [Luxist] Reference
The simplicity of his phrases, his entire absence of showiness or bombast, made his influence indescribably deep and powerful. From Wordnik.com. [We Two, a novel] Reference
There was altogether a modernity about the character of it which decidedly belonged to the gray-haired showiness of the wife of. From Wordnik.com. [The Forfeit] Reference
Fortunately showiness is neither necessary nor desirable; while artistic qualities are not so much a matter of money as of thought. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Home] Reference
She dressed herself on the morning after their arrival at the hotel with some showiness, so as to be prepared for flattering emergencies. From Wordnik.com. [Unleavened Bread] Reference
His love of nature, his contempt for the silly showiness and shallow hypocrisy of eighteenth-century society, made the idea a favorite one. From Wordnik.com. [A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.] Reference
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