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flamboyance

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -aɪəns
  • CMU ARPABET: F L AE0 M B OY1 AH0 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being flamboyant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A group of flamingos; the collective noun for flamingos.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: collective, countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

extravagant elaborateness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he wrote with great flamboyance

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: floridness, floridity, showiness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ornateness, elaborateness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English flamboyant Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English flamboyance From flamboyant + -ance.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: flamboyance — condition of being flamboyant
  • German: Extravaganz — condition of being flamboyant
  • German: Üppigkeit — condition of being flamboyant
  • Irish: stráice — condition of being flamboyant