flamboyant
flam·boy·ant/flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/adjective, noun
flamboyant is spelled F-L-A-M-B-O-Y-A-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables (flam·boy·ant). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, flamboyant means “Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in flamboyant?
| Letters | 10: F-L-A-M-B-O-Y-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: flam·boy·ant |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is flamboyant?
Flamboyant appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce flamboyant?
- UK /flamˈbɔɪ.ənt/
- US /flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/
- Australia /flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/
Flamboyant has 3 syllables, split flam·boy·ant in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-flamboyant.ogg, En-au-flamboyant.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with flamboyant?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as flamboyant from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɪənt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of flamboyant
- more flamboyant comparative
- most flamboyant superlative
- flamboyants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flamboyant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
- 2
Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
- 3
Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.
noun
- 1
The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree from Madagascar.
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of flamboyant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flamboyant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | extravagant , flamboyant |
| German | extravagant, prächtig, üppig, überladen, grell, schrill |
| Portuguese | extravagante , flamboyant, flamboiã, acácia-rubra |
| Spanish | extravagante, exuberante, vistoso, ostentoso, churrigueresco , flamígero |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does flamboyant come from?
Borrowed from French flamboyant (“flaming, wavy”), participle of flamboyer (“to flame”), from Old French flamboier, from flambe (“flame”). The architectural style derives its name from the flame-like shapes in the tracery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).