Definition of showmanship in English:
showmanship
noun ˈʃəʊmənʃɪpˈʃoʊmənˌʃɪp
mass nounSkill at entertaining, theatrical presentation, or performance.
Bud had a flair for showmanship and understood what the public wanted to see
Example sentencesExamples
- That kind of self-congratulatory showmanship doesn't sit well with me.
- The opening numbers are all high-octane rock numbers with the emphasis on ultimate pomp and showmanship.
- His tragic gift for showmanship began to get on the nerves of reserved Anglo-Saxons.
- The sizzle, the showmanship part of film-making, is not endorsed by Canadians.
- He effortlessly produces tones that are nothing short of divine, completely free of self-conscious showmanship.
- Showmanship is an art lost on just about the entire indie world.
- I had to hand it to him, he had showmanship.
- The external forms of genuine emotion jarred at first in the context of his signature showmanship.
- This new-found sense of pop showmanship is astounding for the two of them.
- There isn't a whole lot to this movie in terms of showmanship—the real enjoyment is in the details.
Definition of showmanship in US English:
showmanship
nounˈʃoʊmənˌʃɪpˈSHōmənˌSHip
Skill at entertaining, theatrical presentation, or performance.
Bud had a flair for showmanship and understood what the public wanted to see
Example sentencesExamples
- There isn't a whole lot to this movie in terms of showmanship—the real enjoyment is in the details.
- I had to hand it to him, he had showmanship.
- The sizzle, the showmanship part of film-making, is not endorsed by Canadians.
- The external forms of genuine emotion jarred at first in the context of his signature showmanship.
- He effortlessly produces tones that are nothing short of divine, completely free of self-conscious showmanship.
- Showmanship is an art lost on just about the entire indie world.
- His tragic gift for showmanship began to get on the nerves of reserved Anglo-Saxons.
- The opening numbers are all high-octane rock numbers with the emphasis on ultimate pomp and showmanship.
- This new-found sense of pop showmanship is astounding for the two of them.
- That kind of self-congratulatory showmanship doesn't sit well with me.