flamboyance

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/flæmˈbɔɪəns/

flam•boy•ant /flæmˈbɔɪənt/USA pronunciation adj.

flam•boy•ance, n. [uncountable]
flam•boy•ant•ly, adv.

flam•boy•ant (flam boi′ənt),USA pronunciation adj.

strikingly bold or brilliant;
showy:flamboyant colors.
conspicuously dashing and colorful:the flamboyant idol of international society.
florid;
ornate;
elaborately styled:flamboyant speeches.
Architecture
- having the form of an ogee, as a bar of tracery.
- noting or pertaining to French Gothic architecture of the late 15th and early and middle 16th centuries, characterized by the use of flamboyant tracery, intricacy of detailing, virtuosity of workmanship, attenuation of parts, and frequent complication of interior space.

French, present participle of flamboyer to flame, flair, derivative of Old French flambe flame; see -ant
1825–35

flam•boy′ance, flam•boy′an•cy, n.
flam•boy′ant•ly, adv.

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