flamboyant
pronunciation
How to pronounce flamboyant in British English:
UK [flæmˈbɔɪənt]
How to pronounce flamboyant in American English:
US [flæmˈbɔɪənt]
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- 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
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- Adjective:
- elaborately or excessively ornamented
- richly and brilliantly colorful
Word Origin
- flamboyant (adj.)
- 1832, originally in reference to a 15c.-16c. architectural style with wavy, flame-like curves, from French flamboyant "flaming, wavy," present participle of flamboyer "to flame," from Old French flamboiier "to flame, flare, blaze, glow, shine" (12c.), from flambe "a flame, flame of love," from flamble, variant of flamme, from Latin flammula "little flame" (see flame (n.)). Extended sense of "showy, ornate" is from 1879. Related: Flamboyantly.
Example
- 1. The flamboyant benjamin disraeli churned out popular novels .
- 2. British luxury has a lot of humor in it . But we also want to keep the subtle and discreet aspects . We 're not flamboyant .
- 3. His photo essays call out patterns , mark trends , and flow with soft humor , giving space to flamboyant characters or outlandish excesses .
- 4. The flamboyant texan also became a major figure in the world of cricket , spending millions of dollars of his own money to sponsor tournaments throughout the caribbean and promote the game in the united states .