flamboyant
adjective
1. marked by ostentation but often tasteless
Similar word(s): ostentatious, pretentious, showy, splashy
2. elaborately or excessively showy.
- flamboyant handwriting
noun
1. 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
Definition categories: plant