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Flashy vs Dicty - What's the difference?

flashy | dicty | Synonyms |

Flashy is a synonym of dicty.


As an adjective flashy

is showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.

As a proper noun dicty is

diminutive of dictyostelium discoideum ( a soil social amoeba ).

flashy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
    • The dancers wore flashy costumes featuring shiny sequins in many vibrant colors.

    dicty

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dickty

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (African American Vernacular English) stylish and respectable; high-class
  • (African American Vernacular English) striving to seem stylish and respectable; pretentious
  • (African American Vernacular English) snobbish and uptight

    • Noun

    (dicties)
  • (African American Vernacular English) An upper-class black.

    • Synonyms

    * (high-class) chic, classy, ritzy * (pretentious) flashy, showy * (snobbish) haughty, hoity-toity, snobby, snooty, stuck-up