flamboyant
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ənt adjective
1.
strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
2.
conspicuously dashing and colorful: the flamboyant idol of international society.
3.
florid; ornate; elaborately styled: flamboyant speeches.
4.
Architecture.
a.
having the form of an ogee, as a bar of tracery.
b.
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.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | elaborate or extravagant; florid; showy |
| 2. | rich or brilliant in colour; resplendent |
| 3. | exuberant or ostentatious |
| 4. | of, denoting, or relating to the French Gothic style of architecture characterized by flamelike tracery and elaborate carving |
| —n | |
| 5. | another name for royal poinciana |
| [C19: from French: flaming, from flamboyer to | |
| flam'boyance | |
| —n | |
| flam'boyancy | |
| —n | |
| flam'boyantly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
flamboyant
1832, first used of a 15c.-16c. architectural style with flame-like curves, from Fr. flamboyant "flaming, wavy," prp. of flamboyer "to flame," from O.Fr. flamboier, from flambe "flame." Extended sense of "showy, ornate" is 1879.
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Example sentences
Many origin-of- life biochemists are flamboyant, outspoken characters.
It's hardly a surprise that the humble is often less successful than the flamboyant.
Your work was scholarly and extensive, and my flamboyant criticism was undeserved.
His patio features exotic furnishings, flamboyant plants, and the colors of a lush lagoon.
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