flamboyant

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. marked by ostentation but often tasteless

Similar word(s): ostentatious, pretentious, showy, splashy

2. elaborately or excessively showy.

- flamboyant handwriting

Similar word(s): fancy, aureate, florid, flossy

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