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Meaning of 'flamboyant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Flamboyant [ a.]
- Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.

Meaning of 'flamboyant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . flamboyant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by ostentation but often tasteless
Example in sentence:
  • a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet;
  • a splashy half-page ad
Meaning (2):
- elaborately or excessively ornamented
Example in sentence:
  • flamboyant handwriting;
  • the senator's florid speech

Nearby Words:

flabbergast flabbergastation flabbily flabbiness flabby flabel flabellate flabellation flabelliform flabellinerved

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