flamboyant
adjective
- having the form of an ogee, as a bar of tracery.
- 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
Origin of flamboyant
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splashy, glamorous, bombastic, colorful, brilliant, dazzling, flashy, ornate, swashbuckling, gaudy, swank, camp, flaming, chichi, rich, baroque, rococo, dashing, elaborate, excitingExamples from the Web for flamboyant
Contemporary Examples of flamboyant
A flamboyant, multi-titled, multiply married royal to remember, the Duchess of Alba died Thursday at the age of 88.
Because when the biggest global demonstration is a broadcaster wearing a flamboyant article of clothing, more must be done.
Air Asia is run by a flamboyant character called Tony Fernandez.
Whether Newark chooses the moderate and measured Jeffries or the fiery and flamboyant Baraka, there is cause for optimism.
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May 5, 2014
The most flamboyant of America's weenies, the Sonoran hot dog, has a murky genealogy.
Historical Examples of flamboyant
Only, there was an over-elaboration, so that the ensemble was flamboyant.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
There was no forgetting the flamboyant brilliancy of her apparel.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
It was flamboyant and showy; cheap, and tawdrily pretentious.
St. Martin's SummerRafael Sabatini
They sent off telegrams of the most flamboyant kind about our Puritan forefathers.
The Red Hand of UlsterGeorge A. Birmingham
The apse is flamboyant, as are also the windows of the south transept.
The Cathedrals of Northern FranceFrancis Miltoun