flashy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈflæʃi/ UK /ˈflæʃi/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like fleshy /ɛ/ vs /æ/

adj

Meanings

1

adj
ostentatiously showy or stylish, often superficially

He drove a flashy red convertible to impress the crowd.

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Synonyms

1 adj · ostentatiously showy or... showy gaudy ostentatious garish loud tawdry glitzy

Opposites

plain subtle modest understated tasteful

Word family

Derived forms flashilyflashiness

Related forms flash flasher

Etymology

From flash (Middle English flasshen, probably imitative) + the adjectival suffix -y.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

# flashy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈflæʃi
**IPA (UK):** ˈflæʃi

## Meanings
1. ostentatiously showy or stylish, often superficially

## Examples
- He drove a flashy red convertible to impress the crowd.

## Synonyms
- showy
- gaudy
- ostentatious
- garish
- loud
- tawdry
- glitzy

## Antonyms
- plain
- subtle
- modest
- understated
- tasteful

## Derived Forms
- flashily
- flashiness

## Related Forms
- flash
- flasher

## Etymology
From flash (Middle English flasshen, probably imitative) + the adjectival suffix -y.

## AI Etymology
Flashy is from flash (Middle English flasshen, probably imitative) + the adjectival suffix -y. Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers ostentatiously showy or stylish, often superficially. The wider family includes derived forms such as flashily and flashiness and related words such as flash and flasher.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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