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English adjective: flamboyant

1. flamboyant marked by ostentation but often tasteless


SamplesA cheap showy rhinestone bracelet.
A splashy half-page ad.


Synonymsshowy, splashy


Similarostentatious, pretentious


Antonymsunostentatious, unpretending, unpretentious

2. flamboyant elaborately or excessively ornamented


SamplesFlamboyant handwriting.
The senator's florid speech.


Synonymsaureate, florid


Similarfancy


Antonymsplain


English noun: flamboyant

1. flamboyant (plant) 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


SynonymsDelonix regia, flame tree, peacock flower, Poinciana regia, royal poinciana


Broader (hypernym)angiospermous tree, flowering tree


Member meronymDelonix, genus Delonix









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