showmanship

[ shoh-muh n-ship ]

/ ˈʃoʊ mənˌʃɪp /

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noun

the skill or ability of a showman.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Origin of showmanship

First recorded in 1855–60; showman + -ship

Words nearby showmanship

showily, showiness, showing, showjumping, showman, showmanship, shown, showpiece, showplace, showroom, showtime

Example sentences from the Web for showmanship

Many critics have disdain precisely for this strange messiness of his, this showmanship that dares to create a new order.
Frank Gehry Is Architecture’s Mad Genius|Sarah Moroz|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And so we can think back to boxing, the showmanship of it, the charged arrival of the man in the silk robe.
Oscar De La Hoya: What May Be Behind Cross-Dressing Rumors|Casey Schwartz|November 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Or, as former senator Rick Santorum put it, “showmanship, not leadership.”
Michele Bachmann’s Promise and Peril|Jill Lawrence|August 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Gordon: I felt like it was a kind of showmanship and this highly intellectual meta-fictional move.
The David Foster Wallace Generation|Seth Colter Walls|April 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Much information about showmanship is given in our makeup classes.
The Art of Stage Dancing|Ned Wayburn
In doing this you make use of an excellent little piece of showmanship; you pretend to be very nervous.
Water Wizardry|Arthur Ainslie
His anger struggled with his pleasure at Hugo's showmanship.
Gladiator|Philip Wylie
As for the rest of the trick, the effect is produced entirely by showmanship.
Water Wizardry|Arthur Ainslie
As for Fanny's method; here is a typical example of her somewhat crude effectiveness in showmanship.
Fanny Herself|Edna Ferber

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showmanship

noun

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