flamboyant.
Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
Meaning & usage
Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.
Where this word comes from
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.
The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree from Madagascar.
Where this word comes from
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.
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