How do you pronounce flamboyance?

The recorded pronunciation is /flæmbˈɔɪəns/.

flamboyance

/flæmbˈɔɪəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: flam-boy-ance
IPA: /flæmbˈɔɪəns/

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Meaning

noun

The condition of being flamboyant.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A group of flamingos.

Countable

Example Sentences

"I paused to look at a large flamboyance of plastic flamingos , arranged in tight formation , planted in a sandy clearing next to one of the houses"
"in the foreground, a flamboyance of flamingos."
"Right after a new "flamboyance" of flamingos arrived at the San Diego Zoo and joined the current 99"
"Flamboyances of flamingos are a feature of the lake."
"After so many years of eating at his desk, it was a sweet reward to relax with his steak sandwich and his flamboyance of birds."

Etymology

Etymology tree English flamboyant Latin -ns Latin -āns Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English flamboyance From flamboyant + -ance.

Usage

Inflected Forms

flamboyances (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

unflamboyance

Synonyms

flamboyancy flamboyantness floridness floridity showiness

Rhymes With

annoyance clairvoyance science alliance compliance reliance defiance appliance noncompliance faience overreliance affiance