flamboyant

[Flam*boy·ant]

Flamboyant means elaborate and ostentatious. When you think of flamboyant, think of Las Vegas showgirls: feathers, sequins, three inch heels, enough make up to disguise any irregularity.

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Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.

Noun
showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

Adjective S.
richly and brilliantly colorful

Adjective S.
elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator''s florid speech"


a.
Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.


Flamboyant

Flam*boy"ant , a. [F.] (Arch.) Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.

Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.

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Usage Examples

I'm a flamboyant type of guy, a cooler version of Liberace.

Art school had taught me it was far better to be a flamboyant failure than any kind of benign success.

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Other Usage Examples

The only person who had any control was Jonathan Harris. His character was so flamboyant that he was able to make things happen. My character was fairly one-dimensional, so I had my relationship with Dr. Smith and with the family.

I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.

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