flamboyant

(flăm-boi'ənt)
adj.

1. Highly elaborate; ornate.
2. Richly colored; resplendent.
3. Architecture. Of, relating to, or having wavy lines and flamelike forms characteristic of 15th- and 16th-century French Gothic architecture.
4. Given to ostentatious or audacious display. See synonyms at showy.

n.
See royal poinciana.

[French, from Old French, present participle of flamboyer, to blaze, from flambe, flame. See flame.]

flamboyance flam·boy'ance or flam·boy'an·cy n.
flamboyantly flam·boy'ant·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Elaborately and heavily ornamented: baroque, florid, ornate, rococo. See plain/fancy.
2. Marked by outward, often extravagant display: ostentatious, pretentious, showy, splashy, splurgy. See plain/fancy.

adj

Definition: extravagant, theatrical
Antonyms: calm, moderate, modest, restrained, tasteful, unflashy

Late style of Continental Gothic (c.1375–mid-C16) that evolved from Second Pointed Curvilinear work, especially the flowing forms of the tracery: it gets its name from the flame-like shapes bounded by the curved bars. In France its most outstanding manifestations were at the west porch of St-Maclou, Rouen (c.1500–14), and the west front of Troyes Cathedral (early C16) by Chambiges. Flamboyant tracery occurs elsewhere, including the British Isles (e.g. west window of York Minster).

For a list of words related to flamboyant, see:

• Schools and Styles - flamboyant: (adj) of a highly decorative Gothic style (France, 15th-16th c.)
• Extroverted, Outgoing, Outspoken, or Dramatic

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - farvestrålende, prangende, pragtfuld, flamboyant

2.
n. - træ fra Madagaskar, brugt som vejtræ

Nederlands (Dutch)
flamboyant, met zwierige lijnen, felgekleurd, opzichtig, soort sierboom

Français (French)
1.
adj. - flamboyant, haut en couleur, expansif, voyant, (Archit) de style flamboyant

2.
n. - (Bot) flamboyant (arbre des Antilles)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - prächtig, auffällig

2.
n. - Flamboy'ant

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καταστόλιστος, φανταχτερός, φαντασμαγορικός, εξεζητημένος

Italiano (Italian)
sgargiante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vistoso

Русский (Russian)
показной, ярко окрашенный, пышный

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - llamativo, extravagante

2.
n. - flamboyán

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - flamboyant, praktfull, blomsterrik, braskande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
辉耀的, 火焰似的, 华丽的, 凤凰树

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 輝耀的, 火焰似的, 華麗的
n. - 鳳凰樹

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 현란한, 타오르는 듯한

2.
n. - 봉황목

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - フランボワイヤン様式の, 火炎式の, けばけばしい, 華麗な
n. - ホウオウボク

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متوهج ( للألوان)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צעקני, מצועצע, צבעוני ביותר‬
n. - ‮עץ שמוצאו במדגסקר‬

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