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FLAMBOYANCE definition: 1. the quality of being very confident in your behaviour, and liking to be noticed by other people…. Learn more.
: the quality or state of being flamboyant. Synonyms. flashiness. garishness. gaudiness. glitz. ostentation. ostentatiousness. pretentiousness. showiness. swank. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of flamboyance in a Sentence. the campy flamboyance of her costume almost guaranteed she'd win the masquerade pageant.
FLAMBOYANCE meaning: 1. the quality of being very confident in your behaviour, and liking to be noticed by other people…. Learn more.
1. Given to or marked by elaborate, ostentatious, or audacious display or behavior. See Synonyms at showy. 2. Richly or brightly colored; resplendent: a flamboyant turban. 3. Of, relating to, or having wavy lines and flamelike forms characteristic of 15th- and 16th-century French Gothic architecture. n. See royal poinciana.
Flamboyance is a quality of being showy or flashy. You might be awed by the flamboyance of the Elvis impersonator at the talent show, with his glittery, rhinestone-encrusted jumpsuit, aviator sunglasses, and fluffy sideburns.
Synonyms for FLAMBOYANCE: pomp, spectacle, ostentation, ornamentation, glitz, decoration, gaudiness, luxuriance; Antonyms of FLAMBOYANCE: severity, restraint, simplicity, plainness, austerity, modesty, elegance, moderation.
the fact of being brightly coloured and likely to attract attention. They were noted for the flamboyance of their dress. Check pronunciation: flamboyance. Definition of flamboyance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior; characterized by waving curves suggesting flames… See the full definition
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.
very confident in your behavior, and liking to be noticed by other people, for example because of the way you dress, talk, etc.: a flamboyant gesture. The writer's flamboyant lifestyle was well known. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off.
