flam‧boy‧ant/flæmˈbɔɪənt/ adjective [date : 1800-1900; Language : French; Origin : present participle of flamboyer 'to flame'] 1. behaving in a confident or exciting way that makes people notice you flamboyant style/character/personality ▪ his flamboyant style of play ▪ He lifted his arms in a flamboyant gesture.
2. brightly coloured and easily noticed: ▪ flamboyant clothes ▪ She has red hair and a rather flamboyant appearance.
—flamboyantly adverb
—flamboyance noun[UNCOUNTABLE]
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS NOUN character ▪ Cody was a tall, flamboyantcharacter, and an exceptional pilot. gesture ▪ Spencer lifted his arms in a flamboyantgesture and Emily felt physically sick at the mere thought of marrying him. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a flamboyant French businessman ▪ a flamboyant red sequined dress ▪ a young woman in flamboyant clothes ▪ Gotti was a flamboyant New York mobster. ▪ He is one of football's most flamboyant characters. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He is very different from his flamboyant father. ▪ The ex-actress, who died ten days ago at 63, was famed for her flamboyant personality.
flam‧boy‧ant/flæmˈbɔɪənt/ adjective 