English Explanatory Dictionary

flamboyant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
  2. Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
  3. Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.
noun
  1. The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree from Madagascar.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of flamboyant.

Pronunciation

/flamˈbɔɪ.ənt/ /flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/ en-us-flamboyant.ogg en-au-flamboyant.ogg

Word forms

flamboyant more flamboyant most flamboyant flamboyants

Etymology

Borrowed from French flamboyant (“flaming, wavy”), participle of flamboyer (“to flame”), from Old French flamboier, from flambe (“flame”). The architectural style derives its name from the flame-like shapes in the tracery.

Synonyms

sassy operatic serpentine

Derived words

flamboyance flamboyancy flamboyant cuttlefish flamboyantly flamboyantness unflamboyance unflamboyant unflamboyantly
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