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Joyful vs Showy - What's the difference?

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Joyful is a related term of showy.


As adjectives the difference between joyful and showy

is that joyful is feeling or causing joy while showy is (sometimes|derogatory) calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.

joyful

English

Alternative forms

* joyfull

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Feeling or causing joy.
    • Related terms
    * joyfully (adverb) * joyfulness (noun)

    showy

    English

    Adjective

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

    Hyponyms

    * slutty

    Derived terms

    * showiness