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Elegant vs Showy - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between elegant and showy

is that elegant is characterised by or exhibiting elegance while showy is calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.

elegant

English

(wikipedia elegant)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
  • Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
    • an elegant solution

    Synonyms

    * classy * graceful

    Derived terms

    * elegance

    showy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (sometimes, derogatory) calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye
    • Synonyms
    *

    Hyponyms

    * slutty

    Derived terms

    * showiness