Main Entry: ¹flam·boy·ant

Pronunciation: \-ənt\

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