flamboyantflam‧boy‧ant /flæmˈbɔɪənt/ adjective 
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]
WORD ORIGINflamboyant
Origin:
1800-1900 French present participle of flamboyer ‘to flame’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.
- He is very different from his flamboyant father.
- The ex-actress, who died ten days ago at 63, was famed for her flamboyant personality.
Longman Language Activatorbehaving in a way that makes people notice you
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
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.
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.
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
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 FROM THE ENTRY his flamboyant style of play He lifted his arms in a flamboyant gesture.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
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.· Cody was a tall, flamboyant character, and an exceptional pilot.
· Spencer lifted his arms in a flamboyant gesture and Emily felt physically sick at the mere thought of marrying him.
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]