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flamboyant

flam·boyant

UK/flamˈbɔɪ.ənt/ US/flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (2)

noun

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adjective

1.

elaborately or excessively ornamented

  • “flamboyant handwriting”
  • “the senator”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • flamboyant cuttlefish

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