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flamboyant
What does flamboyant mean?
flamboyant (adjective): showy, bold or audacious in behavior, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce flamboyant?
/flæmˈbɔɪənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does flamboyant come from?
Borrowed from French flamboyant (“flaming, wavy”), participle of flamboyer (“to flame”), from Old French flamboier, from flambe (“flame”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to flamboyant
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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showy, bold or audacious in behavior, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious
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likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial
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free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in
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lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
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