flamboyant

== English == === Alternative forms === Flamboyant (architecture) === Etymology === Borrowed from French flamboyant (“flaming, wavy”), participle of flamboyer (“to flame”), from Old French flamboier, from flambe (“flame”). The architectural style derives its name from the flame-like shapes in the tracery. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /flamˈbɔɪ.ənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/ Hyphenation: flam‧boy‧ant Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ənt === Adjective === flamboyant (comparative more flamboyant, superlative most flamboyant) Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious. Synonym: operatic 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; […] . (architecture) Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries. Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris. Synonym: serpentine ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === flamboyant (plural flamboyants) The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree from Madagascar. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === flamboyant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Delonix regia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French flamboyant (“flaming, wavy”), present participle of flamboyer (“to flame, blaze”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flamborjant/, [flɑmb̥oɐ̯ˈjanˀd̥] or IPA(key): /flamboajant/, [flɑmb̥oɑˈjanˀd̥] === Adjective === flamboyant flamboyant, magnificent, opulent ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== overdådig pragtfuld prægtig strålende == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flɑ̃.bwa.jɑ̃/ === Participle === flamboyant present participle of flamboyer === Adjective === flamboyant (feminine flamboyante, masculine plural flamboyants, feminine plural flamboyantes) flaming (also heraldry) flamboyant ==== Descendants ==== → Danish: flamboyant → English: flamboyant → German: flamboyant → Romanian: flamboiant === Noun === flamboyant m (plural flamboyants) flamboyant (Delonix regia) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: flamboyant → Portuguese: flamboaiã, flamboyant (unadapted), flamboiã, flambuaiã → Spanish: flamboyán, framboyán === Further reading === “flamboyant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French flamboyant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [flãbo̯aˈjant] Hyphenation: flam‧bo‧yant === Adjective === flamboyant (strong nominative masculine singular flamboyanter, comparative flamboyanter, superlative am flamboyantesten) flamboyant ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “flamboyant” in Duden online “flamboyant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French flamboyant. === Pronunciation === === Noun === flamboyant m (plural flamboyants) alternative spelling of flamboaiã === Further reading === “flamboyant”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “flamboyant”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “flamboyant”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN