showiness

The result is a piece that is at once in your face and ephemeral, a classic royal family bit of showiness and nothingness.

Occasionally it’s pinch-hitting for substance, mere showiness with nothing behind it.

Cage might have preferred less showiness, but here they felt bigger than life, capable of moving a listener to tears.

A common belief is that native plants look messy or lack the showiness we crave in our gardens, but Rabourn says well-designed native gardens are just as dynamic and beautiful as conventional ones.

The glittery facade also spoke to the ethos of the McMansion, which prioritized showiness and size over quality or utility.