flamboyant

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
2. Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
3. 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.

Concepten

flamboyant

extravagant

kleurrijk

Synoniemen

showy

peacock flower

royal poinciana

ostentatious

florid

flame tree

garish

colourful

flashy

Delonix regia

pompous

colorful

parti-colored

Poinciana regia

jazzy

pretentious

gaudy

dashing

multicolored

multicoloured

splashy

striking

aureate

parti-coloured

picturesque

ornate

orotund

outstanding

pontifical

purple

remarkable

sententious

show off

snazzy

spectacular

sporty

strikingly

swanky

tawdry

theatrical

tumid

turgid

over the top

flame of the forest

affected

gul mohr

amorous

boastfully

bombastic

brilliant

Vertalingen

flamboyant

vistoso

επιδεικτικός

llamativo

şaşaalı

süs

ostentatoire

Delonix regia

extravagant

überladen

parlak

rengârenk

φανταχτερός

altisonant

großkotzig

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/flamˈbɔɪ.ənt/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.