flamboyant

/flæmbˈɔɪənt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. marked by ostentation but often tasteless
   “a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet”
2. elaborately or excessively ornamented
   “flamboyant handwriting”

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

Synonyms for flamboyant

• showy
• splashy
• ostentatious
• aureate
• florid
• fancy
• royal poinciana
• flame tree
• peacock flower
• Delonix regia
• Poinciana regia

Words that rhyme with flamboyant

• clairvoyant
• buoyant