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flamboyant
[flam-boi-uhnt]
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
flamboyant
/ ڱæˈɔɪəԳ /
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
Other Word Forms
- flamboyance noun
- flamboyancy noun
- flamboyantly adverb
- unflamboyant adjective
- unflamboyantly adverb
- ڱˈDzⲹԳ noun
- ڱˈDzⲹԳٱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of flamboyant1
Word History and Origins
Origin of flamboyant1
Example Sentences
Yet Diamond was just one of the flamboyant showmen Jackman aspired to emulate as he headlined the opening night of the Bowl’s 2025 season.
If the musicians’ visibility and viability has shifted, Sparks’ music remains inventive, brainy and flamboyant pop, often born of sunshiny moments and wistful memories that wend their way into lyrics.
When I think of the teachers who shaped my intellectual life, I remember their flamboyant theatricality, uninhibited moral fervor and extravagant articulacy.
In it, Miller explores how Black people, and Black men in particular, have channeled flamboyant fashion to navigate identity and expand their possibilities in otherwise limiting environments through the culture of dandyism.
A statue paying tribute to one of rock music's most enduring and flamboyant frontmen is due to be unveiled in his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent this week.
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