Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flamboyant

/flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: flam-boy-ant
IPA: /flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.

adj

Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.

adj

Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.

noun

The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree from Madagascar.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of flamboyant.

Example Sentences

"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."
"1920, Frederic Taber Cooper, The Craftsmanship of Writing, Chapter VI: The Question of Clearness, But a scorn of flamboyant neckties and checkerboard trousers is no excuse for going to the opposite extreme of a blue flannel shirt and overalls; […] ."
"The unbelievers will say they are but words, but a slogan, but a flamboyant phrase."
"Health of flamboyant media tycoon who led three Italian governments had deteriorated in recent years[.]"
"S. Pierre is a flamboyant church, the details passing into Renaissance."
"The second is a chapel of two storeys, the lower dating from 1150, while the upper was rebuilt in the 15th century, and there is a rich Flamboyant entrance with a stairway (1533)."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: flamboyant, flamboier

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/
British English: /flamˈbɔɪ.ənt/

Inflected Forms

more flamboyant (comparative) most flamboyant (superlative) flamboyants (plural)

Derived Forms

flamboyance flamboyancy flamboyantly flamboyantness unflamboyance unflamboyant unflamboyantly

Phrases

flamboyant cuttlefish

Synonyms

sassy operatic extravagant serpentine aureate florid showy splashy

Rhymes With

buoyant clairvoyant

Questions

How do you pronounce flamboyant?: The recorded pronunciation is /flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/.
What does flamboyant mean?: Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
Where does flamboyant come from?: It is traced to French.

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