Flamboyant Definition & Meaning
flamboyant
- adjective
- marked by ostentation but often tasteless; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad"
- elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"
- 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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- What does flamboyant mean?
- marked by ostentation but often tasteless; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad" elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" 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
- What part of speech is flamboyant?
- Flamboyant is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does flamboyant have?
- Flamboyant has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).