Definitions for flamboyant

Definitions for (noun) flamboyant

Main entry: Delonix regia, flamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower, royal poinciana, Poinciana regia

Definition: 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


Definitions for (adj) flamboyant

Main entry: florid, flamboyant, aureate

Definition: elaborately or excessively ornamented

Usage: flamboyant handwriting; the senator's florid speech


Main entry: flamboyant, splashy, showy

Definition: marked by ostentation but often tasteless

Usage: a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet; a splashy half-page ad


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