flamboyer
71flamboyant — [flam boi′ənt] adj. [Fr, prp. of OFr flamboyer < flambe: see FLAME] 1. designating or of a kind of architecture, as late French Gothic, characterized by flamelike tracery of windows and florid decoration 2. flamelike or brilliant in form or… …
72flamboyant — adj. 1 ostentatious; showy. 2 floridly decorated. 3 gorgeously coloured. 4 Archit. (of decoration) marked by wavy flamelike lines. Derivatives: flamboyance n. flamboyancy n. flamboyantly adv. Etymology: F (in Archit. sense), pres. part. of… …
73flam|boy´ant|ly — flam|boy|ant «flam BOY uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. flaming, gorgeous, or striking in a showy way: »flamboyant colors, a flamboyant sunset. SYNONYM(S): brilliant. 2. very ornate; much decorated; florid: »flamboyant architecture. 3. given to… …
74flam|boy|ant — «flam BOY uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. flaming, gorgeous, or striking in a showy way: »flamboyant colors, a flamboyant sunset. SYNONYM(S): brilliant. 2. very ornate; much decorated; florid: »flamboyant architecture. 3. given to display;… …
