Definition of "flamboyant" in English

adjective

1. Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.

   • 1920, Frederic Taber Cooper, The Craftsmanship of Writing, Chapter VI: The Question of Clearness, But a scorn of flamboyant neckties and checkerboard trousers is no excuse for going to the opposite extreme of a blue flannel shirt and overalls; […] .

2. (architecture) Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.

3. Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.

noun

1. The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree from Madagascar.