flamboyant
Meaning of flamboyant
adjective
- (of a person or their behaviour) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.
the band's flamboyant lead singer
- of or denoting a style of French Gothic architecture marked by wavy flame-like tracery and ornate decoration.
mid 19th century: from French, literally ‘flaming, blazing’, present participle of flamboyer, from flambe ‘a flame’.
noun
a Madagascan tree with bright red flowers and leaves composed of numerous leaflets, planted as a street tree in the tropics.
late 19th century: probably a noun use of the French adjective flamboyant ‘blazing’ (see flamboyant1).
Information about flamboyant
- The plural form of flamboyant is: flamboyants.
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Hyphenation of flamboyant
flam-boy-ant
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- flamboyant is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
flamboyant synonyms
Meaning aureate:
Meaning unrestrained:
Meaning characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress:
Meaning full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness:
Meaning feeling or showing confidence in oneself or one's abilities or qualities:
Meaning full of life and energy; active and outgoing:
Meaning able or tending to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas:
Meaning full of life or excitement; lively:
Meaning showing or involving great activity or vitality:
Meaning full of energy and life:
Meaning attractively lively and animated (typically used of a woman):
Meaning lacking restraint in spending money or using resources:
Meaning relating to acting, actors, or the theatre:
Meaning having a striking appearance or style, typically by being excessively bright, colourful, or ostentatious:
Meaning engaging in daring and romantic adventures with bravado or flamboyance:
Meaning attractive, adventurous, and full of confidence (typically used of a man):
Meaning having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance:
Meaning involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning:
Meaning (of literary style) using unusual words and complex constructions:
Meaning sophisticated or expensive in a way that is intended to impress:
Meaning highly ornate and extravagant in style:
Meaning (especially of music or literature) extravagantly or excessively ornate:
Meaning a posture in which one leg is extended backwards at right angles, the torso bent forwards, and the arms outstretched, one forwards and one backwards:
flamboyant antonyms
Meaning unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements:
Meaning characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate:
Meaning easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty:
Translation of flamboyant
- Portuguese: flamboaiã
- French: flamboyant
- Spanish: extravagante, flamante
Words that rhyme with flamboyant
abeyant, Saoshyant, Flamboyant, buoyant, chatoyant, clairvoyant, foudroyant, joyant, larmoyant, nonbuoyant, noyant, ondoyant, prevoyant, unbuoyant, unflamboyant, Bryant, ennuyant
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