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flamboyant

adjective noun

elaborately or excessively ornamented

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
F
Ends with
T
Contains
LA
Scrabble score
20
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

flamˈbɔɪənt

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. elaborately or excessively ornamented

    “flamboyant handwriting”

adjective

  1. marked by ostentation but often tasteless

    “a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet”

noun

  1. showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

In context

Example Sentences

flamboyant handwriting
the senator's florid speech
a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet
a splashy half-page ad

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