flamboyant
adjective/flæmˈbɔɪənt/
/flæmˈbɔɪənt/
- (of people or their behaviour) different, confident and exciting in a way that attracts attention
- a flamboyant gesture/style/personality
- He was flamboyant and temperamental on and off the stage.
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- brightly coloured and likely to attract attention
- flamboyant clothes/designs
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘flaming, blazing’, present participle of flamboyer, from flambe ‘a flame’.
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