HyperDic: flamboyant

English > 3 senses of the word *flamboyant*:
ADJECTIVE	all	flamboyant, showy, splashy	marked by ostentation but often tasteless
ADJECTIVE	all	flamboyant, aureate, florid	elaborately or excessively ornamented
NOUN	plant	flamboyant, royal poinciana, flame tree, peacock flower, Delonix regia, Poinciana regia	showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar / Madagascar

flamboyant > pronunciation
Sounds	flaemboy'ahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *flamboyant*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Marked by ostentation but often tasteless.
Synonyms	showy, splashy
Broader	ostentatious, pretentious	Intended to attract notice and impress others
Spanish	llamativo
Nouns	flamboyance	extravagant elaborateness
Adverbs	flamboyantly	in a fancy colorful manner

English > *flamboyant*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	elaborately or excessively ornamented.
Example	"flamboyant handwriting"
Synonyms	aureate, florid
Broader	fancy	not plain
Spanish	altisonante, ampuloso, florido, grandilocuente, ostentoso, recargado, rimbombante
Catalan	altisonant, ampul·lós, florit, grandiloqüent, ostentós, recarregat
Nouns	flamboyance	extravagant elaborateness
Nouns	flamboyant	showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar / Madagascar

English > *flamboyant*: 3 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar / Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana.
Synonyms	royal poinciana, flame tree, peacock flower, Delonix regia, Poinciana regia
Member of	Delonix, genus Delonix	evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India
Broader	angiospermous tree, flowering tree	Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
Spanish	flamboyán, Poinciana regia, royal poinciana
Catalan	royal poinciana
Adjectives	flamboyant	elaborately or excessively ornamented

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