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flamboyant.

Adjective
General
MEANING

Boldly colorful or theatrical in appearance or manner.

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  • flamboyant style
  • flamboyant entrance

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His flamboyant entrance drew every eye.

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flamboyant

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more flamboyant; superlative most flamboyant when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, description. Commonness: moderately common.

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