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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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;
[syn: royal poinciana, flamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower, Delonix regia, Poinciana regia]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. marked by ostentation but often tasteless;
- Example: "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"
- Example: "a splashy half-page ad"
[syn: flamboyant, showy, splashy]

2. elaborately or excessively ornamented;
- Example: "flamboyant handwriting"
- Example: "the senator's florid speech"
[syn: aureate, florid, flamboyant]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Flamboyant \Flam*boy"ant\, a. [F.] (Arch.)
   Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the
   tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century)
   French Gothic style.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

flamboyant
    adj 1: marked by ostentation but often tasteless; "a cheap showy
           rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad" [syn:
           flamboyant, showy, splashy]
    2: elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant
       handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" [syn: aureate,
       florid, flamboyant]
    n 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 [syn: royal poinciana, flamboyant, flame
         tree, peacock flower, Delonix regia, Poinciana
         regia]