adj.
Pronunciation: - ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, from present participle of flamboyer to flame, from Old French, from flambe
Date: 1832
1 often capitalized : characterized by waving curves suggesting flames < flamboyant tracery> < flamboyant architecture>
2 : marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior <a flamboyant performer>
– flam · boy · ant · ly adverb