flamboyant

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From French flamboyant (“‘flaming, wavy’”), participle of flamboyer (“‘to flame’”), from Old French flamboier, from flambe (“‘flame’”)

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flamboyant (comparative more flamboyant, superlative most flamboyant)

1. Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, etc.
2. (architecture) Referred to as the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.

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flamboyant (plural flamboyants)

1. A showy tropical tree, the royal poinciana (Delonix regia)

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