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flamboyant1

Syllabification: (flam·boy·ant)
Pronunciation: /flamˈboiənt/

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Definition of flamboyant

adjective

  • 1(of a person or their behavior) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness:a flamboyant display of aerobatics she is outgoing and flamboyant, continuously talking and joking
  • (especially of clothing) noticeable because brightly colored, highly patterned, or unusual in style.
  • 2 Architecture of or denoting a style of French Gothic architecture marked by wavy flamelike tracery and ornate decoration.

Derivatives

flamboyance

noun

flamboyancy

Pronunciation: /-ˈboiənsē/

noun

flamboyantly

adverb

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French, literally 'flaming, blazing', present participle of flamboyer, from flambe 'a flame'

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