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Flamboyant

noun/flˈæmbɔɪənt/
Definition
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
marked by ostentation but often tasteless
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/flˈæmbɔɪənt/
🇬🇧British English
/flˈambɔɪənt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/flˈambɔɪənt/
2 syllables Say it as /flˈæmbɔɪənt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounshowy 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
adjectivemarked by ostentation but often tasteless
“a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet”
adjectiveelaborately or excessively ornamented
“flamboyant handwriting”
Word Forms
flamboyantadjectiveelaborately or excessively ornamented
flamboyancenounextravagant elaborateness
shownounpretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
showinessnounextravagant elaborateness
splashnouna prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
splashinessnounlack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
floridnessnounextravagant elaborateness
flamboyantnounshowy 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
Around the World
Europe
🇪🇸Spanish
extravagante
vistoso árbol o arbusto tropical nativo de Madagascar; ampliamente plantado en regiones tropicales por sus inmensos racimos de flores escarlatas y naranjas; a veces colocado en el género Poinciana
🇮🇹Italian
sgargiante
vistoso albero o arbusto tropicale originario del Madagascar; ampiamente piantato nelle regioni tropicali per i suoi immensi racemi di fiori scarlatti e arancioni; talvolta collocato nel genere Poinciana
🇵🇹Portuguese
extravagante
vistosa árvore tropical ou arbusto nativo de Madagascar; amplamente plantada em regiões tropicais por seus imensos cachos de flores vermelhas e laranjas; às vezes colocado no gênero Poinciana
🇷🇺Russian
яркий
эффектное тропическое дерево или кустарник, произрастающий на Мадагаскаре; широко выращивается в тропических регионах из-за огромных кистей алых и оранжевых цветов; иногда относят к роду Poinciana
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चमकीला
मेडागास्कर के मूल निवासी दिखावटी उष्णकटिबंधीय पेड़ या झाड़ी; लाल और नारंगी फूलों की विशाल प्रजाति के लिए उष्णकटिबंधीय क्षेत्रों में व्यापक रूप से लगाया गया; कभी-कभी जीनस पॉइंसियाना में रखा जाता है
🇮🇳Tamil
பகட்டான
பகட்டான வெப்பமண்டல மரம் அல்லது மடகாஸ்கரை பூர்வீகமாகக் கொண்ட புதர்; கருஞ்சிவப்பு மற்றும் ஆரஞ்சுப் பூக்களின் மகத்தான ரேஸ்ம்களுக்காக வெப்பமண்டலப் பகுதிகளில் பரவலாக நடப்படுகிறது; சில நேரங்களில் Poinciana இனத்தில் வைக்கப்படுகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆడంబరమైన
మడగాస్కర్‌కు చెందిన ఆకర్షణీయమైన ఉష్ణమండల చెట్టు లేదా పొద; స్కార్లెట్ మరియు నారింజ పువ్వుల యొక్క అపారమైన రేసీమ్‌ల కోసం ఉష్ణమండల ప్రాంతాల్లో విస్తృతంగా నాటారు; కొన్నిసార్లు Poinciana జాతికి చెందినది
🇮🇳Marathi
भडक
मादागास्करचे मूळ उष्णकटिबंधीय झाड किंवा झुडूप; उष्णकटिबंधीय प्रदेशांमध्ये मोठ्या प्रमाणावर शेंदरी आणि नारिंगी फुलांच्या रेसमेससाठी लागवड केली जाते; काहीवेळा पॉइन्सियाना वंशामध्ये ठेवले जाते
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભડકાઉ
સુંદર ઉષ્ણકટિબંધીય વૃક્ષ અથવા ઝાડવા મૂળ મેડાગાસ્કર; ઉષ્ણકટિબંધીય પ્રદેશોમાં તેના લાલચટક અને નારંગી ફૂલોની વિશાળ રેસીમ્સ માટે વ્યાપકપણે વાવેતર; કેટલીકવાર પોઇન્સિયાના જીનસમાં મૂકવામાં આવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಬ್ಬರದ
ಆಕರ್ಷಕ ಉಷ್ಣವಲಯದ ಮರ ಅಥವಾ ಮಡಗಾಸ್ಕರ್ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಪೊದೆಸಸ್ಯ; ಕಡುಗೆಂಪು ಮತ್ತು ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ ಹೂವುಗಳ ಅಪಾರ ರೇಸ್‌ಮೆಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಉಷ್ಣವಲಯದ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾಗಿ ನೆಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ Poinciana ಕುಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന
മഡഗാസ്കർ സ്വദേശിയായ ഉഷ്ണമേഖലാ വൃക്ഷം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കുറ്റിച്ചെടി; സ്കാർലറ്റ്, ഓറഞ്ച് നിറത്തിലുള്ള പൂക്കളാൽ ഉഷ്ണമേഖലാ പ്രദേശങ്ങളിൽ വ്യാപകമായി നട്ടുപിടിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; ചിലപ്പോൾ Poinciana ജനുസ്സിൽ സ്ഥാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚਮਕਦਾਰ
ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਗਰਮ ਖੰਡੀ ਰੁੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਝਾੜੀ ਜੋ ਮੈਡਾਗਾਸਕਰ ਦਾ ਹੈ; ਲਾਲ ਰੰਗ ਦੇ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਤਰੀ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਰੇਸਮੇਜ਼ ਲਈ ਗਰਮ ਖੰਡੀ ਖੇਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਲਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ; ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਪੌਇਨਸੀਆਨਾ ਜੀਨਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
بھڑکنے والا
شوخ اشنکٹبندیی درخت یا جھاڑی جو مڈغاسکر سے ہے؛ اس کے سرخ اور نارنجی پھولوں کی بے پناہ ریس کے لیے اشنکٹبندیی علاقوں میں بڑے پیمانے پر لگایا جاتا ہے۔ کبھی کبھی پوئنسیانا جینس میں رکھا جاتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
龙飞凤舞
原产于马达加斯加的艳丽热带树木或灌木;由于其巨大的猩红色和橙色花朵的总状花序,在热带地区广泛种植;有时被归入凤凰木属
🇯🇵Japanese
華やかな
マダガスカル原産の派手な熱帯の高木または低木。緋色とオレンジ色の巨大な総状花序のため、熱帯地域に広く植えられています。ポインシアナ属に分類されることもある
🇰🇷Korean
화려한
마다가스카르가 원산지인 화려한 열대 나무 또는 관목; 진홍색과 오렌지색 꽃의 거대한 총상화로 인해 열대 지역에 널리 심어졌습니다. 때때로 Poinciana속에 속함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lòe loẹt
cây nhiệt đới sặc sỡ hoặc cây bụi có nguồn gốc từ Madagascar; được trồng rộng rãi ở các vùng nhiệt đới vì có nhiều hoa màu đỏ tươi và cam; đôi khi được đặt trong chi Poinciana
🇹🇭Thai
สีสันสดใส
ต้นไม้เขตร้อนหรือไม้พุ่มพื้นเมืองของมาดากัสการ์ที่ฉูดฉาด ปลูกกันอย่างแพร่หลายในเขตร้อนเนื่องจากมีดอกสีแดงและดอกสีส้มจำนวนมาก บางครั้งก็จัดอยู่ในสกุล Poinciana
🇮🇩Indonesian
semarak
pohon tropis mencolok atau semak asli Madagaskar; banyak ditanam di daerah tropis karena rangkaian bunganya yang besar berwarna merah tua dan oranye; terkadang ditempatkan di genus Poinciana
🇲🇾Malay
megah
pokok tropika atau pokok renek asli Madagascar; ditanam secara meluas di kawasan tropika untuk bunga merah dan jingga yang besar; kadangkala diletakkan dalam genus Poinciana
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ملتهب
شجرة استوائية مبهرجة أو شجيرة موطنها مدغشقر؛ تُزرع على نطاق واسع في المناطق الاستوائية بسبب أزهارها القرمزية والبرتقالية الهائلة؛ يتم وضعها أحيانًا في جنس Poinciana
🇮🇷Persian
پر زرق و برق
درخت یا درختچه استوایی پر زرق و برق بومی ماداگاسکار. به طور گسترده در مناطق گرمسیری به دلیل نژادهای عظیم گل های قرمز و نارنجی کاشته می شود. گاهی اوقات در جنس Poinciana قرار می گیرد
🇹🇷Turkish
gösterişli
Madagaskar'a özgü gösterişli tropik ağaç veya çalı; kırmızı ve turuncu çiçeklerden oluşan muazzam salkımları nedeniyle tropik bölgelerde yaygın olarak ekilir; bazen Poinciana cinsine yerleştirilir
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְצוּעצָע
עץ או שיח טרופי ראוותני שמקורם במדגסקר; נטוע נרחב באזורים טרופיים בשל הגזעים העצומים של פרחי ארגמן וכתום; לפעמים ממוקם בסוג Poinciana
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What is the primary definition of the word 'flamboyant'?
The primary meaning of 'flamboyant' is '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'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'flamboyant' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'flamboyant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'flamboyant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'flamboyant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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