flamboyant

[ flam-boi-uh nt ]

/ 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.

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

royal poinciana.

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Origin of flamboyant

1825–35; < French, present participle of flamboyer to flame, flair, derivative of Old French flambe flame; 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

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Example sentences from the Web for flamboyant

A flamboyant, multi-titled, multiply married royal to remember, the Duchess of Alba died Thursday at the age of 88.
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The most flamboyant of America's weenies, the Sonoran hot dog, has a murky genealogy.
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Hugo felt in him a certain aloofness, a detachment that checked his desire to throw himself into flamboyant conversation.
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Acting has been flamboyant, extravagant, and intensely emotional, something quite different from real life.
The Merry-Go-Round|Carl Van Vechten
The cloisters are rich and flamboyant, but nevertheless more restrained than those of Salamanca.
Cathedrals of Spain|John A. (John Allyne) Gade
Indeed, the French flamboyant only makes its appearance at the time when flowing tracery was being abandoned in England.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4|Various
The apse is flamboyant, as are also the windows of the south transept.
The Cathedrals of Northern France|Francis Miltoun

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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flamboyant

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noun

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