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Added 9 October 2026

flamboyant

/flamˈbɔɪ.ənt/ adjective

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Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.

noun

The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree from Madagascar.

Origin

Borrowed from French flamboyant (“flaming, wavy”), participle of flamboyer (“to flame”), from Old French flamboier, from flambe (“flame”). The architectural style derives its name from the flame-like shapes in the tracery.

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