dazzling vs showy

dazzling

adj
  • Shining intensely. 

  • Splendid; brilliant 

  • Superlative; astounding 

noun
  • The action of the verb to dazzle; dazzlement 

showy

adj
  • Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display. 

  • Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye 

How often have the words dazzling and showy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )