flamboyant
adjective
[ flamˈbɔɪənt ]
• (of a person or their behaviour) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.
• "the band's flamboyant lead singer"
Similar:
ostentatious,
exuberant,
confident,
lively,
buoyant,
animated,
energetic,
vibrant,
vivacious,
extravagant,
theatrical,
showy,
swashbuckling,
dashing,
rakish,
over the top (OTT),
fancy-pants,
• of or denoting a style of French Gothic architecture marked by wavy flame-like tracery and ornate decoration.
Origin:
mid 19th century: from French, literally ‘flaming, blazing’, present participle of flamboyer, from flambe ‘a flame’.
flamboyant
noun
• a Madagascan tree with bright red flowers and leaves composed of numerous leaflets, planted as a street tree in the tropics.
Origin:
late 19th century: probably a noun use of the French adjective flamboyant ‘blazing’ (see flamboyant1).
