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showmanship

noun
/ˈʃəʊ.mən.ʃɪp/

Etymology

From showman + -ship.

  1. derived from *(s)kewh₁-✻
  2. inherited from *skawwōną✻ — “to look, see”
  3. inherited from *skauwōn✻
  4. inherited from scēawian
  5. inherited from schewen
  6. suffixed as showman — “show + man”
  7. suffixed as showmanship — “showman + ship”

Definitions

  1. The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance

    The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.

    • The act was clean and well-rehearsed, but the performers lacked the showmanship that would have made it great.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA