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   Flam·boy·ant

   /flamˈboi(y)ənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or their behavior) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness: "a flamboyant display of aerobatics" Similar ostentatiousexuberantconfidentlivelybuoyantanimatedenergeticvibrantvivaciousextravaganttheatricalshowyswashbucklingdashingrakishinformal:over the top (OTT)fancy-pantsOpposite modestrestrained
   • ▪ (especially of clothing) noticeable because brightly colored, highly patterned, or unusual in style: "a flamboyant bow tie" Similar colorfulbrilliantly coloredbrightly coloredbrightrichvibrantvividexcitingdazzlingeye-catchingboldsplendidresplendentglamorousshowygaudygarishluridloudflashybrashostentatiousinformal:jazzydated:gayOpposite dullrestrained
   • 2. of or denoting a style of French Gothic architecture marked by wavy flame-like tracery and ornate decoration. Similar elaborateornatefancybaroquerococoarabesqueOpposite simple

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French, literally ‘flaming, blazing’, present participle of flamboyer, from flambe ‘a flame’.

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   • 1. flamboyantly adverb

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   What is flamboyant adjective?

   • brightly coloured and likely to attract attention Definition of flamboyant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Where did the word flamboyant come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word flamboyant is in the 1830s. OED's earliest evidence for flamboyant is from 1832, in the writing of Thomas Rickman, architect. flamboyant is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French flamboyant.

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   What does flamboyant & temperamental mean?

   • (of people or their behaviour) different, confident and exciting in a way that attracts attention He was flamboyant and temperamental on and off the stage. Want to learn more?

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   What is a flamboyant building?

   • The term "Flamboyant" typically refers to church façades and to some secular buildings such as the Palais de Justice in Rouen. Church façades and porches were often the most elaborate architectural features of towns and cities, especially in France, and frequently projected outwards onto marketplaces and town squares.

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   Flamboyant (from French flamboyant 'flaming') is a lavishly-decorated style of Gothic architecture that appeared in France and Spain in the 15th century, and lasted until the mid-sixteenth century and the beginning of the Renaissance.

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   1. : marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior. a flamboyant performer. 2. often capitalized : characterized by waving curves suggesting flames. flamboyant tracery. flamboyant architecture. flamboyantly adverb. 2 of 2. noun. : royal poinciana. Did you know?

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    Define flamboyant. flamboyant synonyms, flamboyant pronunciation, flamboyant translation, English dictionary definition of flamboyant. adj. 1. Given to or marked by elaborate, ostentatious, or audacious display or behavior. See Synonyms at showy. 2. Richly or brightly colored; resplendent:...