单词	flamboyance
释义	flamboyantflam‧boy‧ant /flæmˈbɔɪənt/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINflamboyant Origin: 1800-1900 French present participle of flamboyer ‘to flame’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a flamboyant French businessman a flamboyant red sequined dress a young woman in flamboyant clothes Gotti was a flamboyant New York mobster. He is one of football's most flamboyant characters. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He is very different from his flamboyant father. The ex-actress, who died ten days ago at 63, was famed for her flamboyant personality. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorbehaving in a way that makes people notice you► flamboyant someone who is flamboyant behaves, performs, or dresses in an extremely confident, and often unusual way that makes other people notice them: · He is one of football's most flamboyant characters.· a flamboyant French businessman· a young woman in flamboyant clothes ► dramatic if you do something in a dramatic way, you do it in a loud or noticeable way that is intended to get people's attention: · She raised her hands in a dramatic gesture of despair.· Rumpole produced the evidence with a dramatic flourish.· Rosa made a dramatic entrance into the room, wearing a tiny red dress. ► ostentatious doing things or buying things only in order to show people that you have a lot of money or because you want them to admire you or be jealous of you: · I thought of framing the letter, but that would be ostentatious.· They built themselves huge, ostentatious houses. ► flashy someone who is flashy likes to show off about how much money or how many expensive things they have - use this when you do not approve of someone who does this: · a flashy young businessman ► pretentious doing something in a way that is intended to show how artistic or well-educated you are, in order to make people admire you - used to show disapproval: · I found Susie unbearably pretentious.· He has a pretentious style of writing, using four very difficult words where one simple one would do. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► flamboyant style/character/personality  his flamboyant style of play ► flamboyant gesture  He lifted his arms in a flamboyant gesture. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► character · Cody was a tall, flamboyant character, and an exceptional pilot. ► gesture · Spencer lifted his arms in a flamboyant gesture and Emily felt physically sick at the mere thought of marrying him. 1behaving in a confident or exciting way that makes people notice youflamboyant style/character/personality his flamboyant style of play He lifted his arms in a flamboyant gesture.2brightly coloured and easily noticed:  flamboyant clothes She has red hair and a rather flamboyant appearance.—flamboyantly adverb—flamboyance noun [uncountable]
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