appariscente

showy

adjective ahp-pah-ree-SHEN-teh Rare

Also means

eye-catching

Usage Note

Appariscente describes something or someone that immediately catches the eye, whether positively (striking, glamorous) or negatively (garish, flashy). It is invariable for gender: un colore appariscente, una donna appariscente. The plural is appariscenti. A near-synonym with a more negative register is vistoso.

Examples

"Portava un vestito rosso molto appariscente."

Natural Translation

She was wearing a very eye-catching red dress.

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