Meanings
nounshowmanship (usually uncountable, plural showmanships)
plural showmanships
- uncountableusuallyThe 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.
Synonyms: showmanism, showmanry
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.
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Origin
- Englishshow
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Middle Englishman
- Englishshowman
- Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
- Englishshowmanship
Translations
Finnish näyttävyys, esiintyvyys
- näyttävyysstrong performance
- esiintyvyysstrong performance
French sens du spectacle
- sens du spectaclestrong performance
Spanish espectacularidad, espectaculismo
- espectacularidadstrong performance
- espectaculismostrong performance
Swedish artisteri
- artisteristrong performance
Cite this entry
APA
showmanship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showmanship
MLA
“showmanship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showmanship. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “showmanship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showmanship.
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