flamboyant
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flamboyant¹
- /flamˈbɔɪ.ənt/ UK
- /flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/ US
- /flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɔɪ.ənt
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more flamboyant · most flamboyant · Flamboyant
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Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
When we see some of the monstrous and flamboyant blossoms that enrich the equatorial woods, we do not feel that they are conflagrations of nature; silent explosions of her frightful energy. We simply find it hard to believe that they are not wax flowers grown under a glass case.
Similar: sassy, operatic, extravagant
- Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries. S. Pierre is a flamboyant church, the details passing into Renaissance.
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Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.
Ancient swords were frequently “flamboyant,” or with waved edges; more especially those used for purposes of state. The Dukes of Burgundy bore a two-handed sword of this form. Indeed, “flaming swords,” as they were called, were worn down to the times of our Charles II., and perhaps later.
Similar: serpentine
noun flamboyants · Flamboyant
- The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree from Madagascar. The schooners moored to the quay are trim and neat, the little town along the bay is white and urbane, and the flamboyants, scarlet against the blue sky, flaunt their colour like a cry of passion.
Flamboyant²
adjective more Flamboyant · most Flamboyant
- Alternative letter-case form of flamboyant
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: showy, fancy, unrestrained, resplendent, colorful, aureate, florid, flame tree, royal poinciana, delonix regia, peacock flower, poinciana regia, extravagant, fanciful, bizarre, curious
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adj showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, etc.
| Español | extravagante, exuberante, vistoso, ostentoso, churrigueresco |
|---|---|
| Português | extravagante |
| Français | extravagant |
| Deutsch | extravagant, prächtig, üppig, überladen, grell, schrill |
| Italiano | stravagante |
| Română | flamboiant, extravagant |
| Русский | напы́щенный napýščennyj, эпата́жный epatážnyj, цвети́стый cvetístyj, я́ркий járkij |
adj referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries
| Español | flamígero |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 炫耀 xuànyào |
| Français | flamboyant |
| Română | flamboiant |
| Русский | пламене́ющий plamenéjuščij |
noun tree
| Español | acacia, acacia roja, árbol de fuego, chivato, flamboyán, framboyán |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 봉황목 bonghwangmok |
| 日本語 | ホウオウボク hōōboku |
| 中文 | 鳳凰木 /凤凰木 fènghuángmù |
| हिन्दी | गुलमोहर gulmohar |
| Português | flamboyant, flamboiã, acácia-rubra |
| Français | flamboyant |
| Deutsch | Flammenbaum |
| Italiano | albero di fuoco |
| Русский | дело́никс короле́вский delóniks korolévskij, о́гненное де́рево ógnennoje dérevo |
| Tiếng Việt | phượng, phượng vĩ |
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title = {flamboyant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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