flamboyant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
    flame tree; Poinciana regia; royal poinciana; peacock flower; Delonix regia.
  2. adjective satellite marked by ostentation but often tasteless
    splashy; showy.
    • a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet
    • a splashy half-page ad
  3. adjective satellite elaborately or excessively ornamented
    aureate; florid.
    • flamboyant handwriting
    • the senator's florid speech

WordNet

Flam*boy"ant adjective
Etymology
F.
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.

Webster 1913