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flamboyant

[ flam-boi-uhnt ]
/ flæmˈbɔɪ ənt /
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adjective
strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
conspicuously dashing and colorful: the flamboyant idol of international society.
florid; ornate; elaborately styled: flamboyant speeches.
Architecture.
  1. having the form of an ogee, as a bar of tracery.
  2. noting or pertaining to French Gothic architecture of the late 15th and early and middle 16th centuries, characterized by the use of flamboyant tracery, intricacy of detailing, virtuosity of workmanship, attenuation of parts, and frequent complication of interior space.
noun
royal poinciana.
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Origin of flamboyant

1825–35; <French, present participle of flamboyer to flame, flair, derivative of Old French flambeflame; see -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM flamboyant

flam·boy·ance, flam·boy·an·cy, nounflam·boy·ant·ly, adverbun·flam·boy·ant, adjectiveun·flam·boy·ant·ly, adverb

Words nearby flamboyant

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Words related to flamboyant

bombastic, brilliant, colorful, dazzling, flashy, glamorous, ornate, splashy, swashbuckling, baroque, camp, chichi, flaming, gaudy, rich, rococo, swank, dashing, elaborate, exciting

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British Dictionary definitions for flamboyant

flamboyant
/ (flæmˈbɔɪənt) /
adjective
elaborate or extravagant; florid; showy
rich or brilliant in colour; resplendent
exuberant or ostentatious
of, denoting, or relating to the French Gothic style of architecture characterized by flamelike tracery and elaborate carving
noun
another name for royal poinciana

Derived forms of flamboyant

flamboyance or flamboyancy, nounflamboyantly, adverb

Word Origin for flamboyant

C19: from French: flaming, from flamboyer to flame
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