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   flamboyance

   /flamˈbɔɪəns/

   noun

   • 1. the tendency to attract attention because of one's exuberance, confidence, and stylishness: "he had a reputation for flair and flamboyance"
   • ▪ the quality of being bright, colourful, and very noticeable: "the stunning tones give the show a lot of visual flamboyance"

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   • 1. flamboyancy noun

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   The meaning of FLAMBOYANCE is the quality or state of being flamboyant.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › flamboyanceFLAMBOYANCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Flamboyance is the quality of being very confident and noticeable in your behaviour, style, or colour. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary and other sources.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › flamboyanceFLAMBOYANCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Flamboyance is the quality of being very confident and liking to be noticed, or of being very noticeable in style or color. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Definition of flamboyance noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. the fact of being different, confident and exciting in a way that attracts attention. He lacked the flamboyance of other members of the band. the fact of being brightly coloured and likely to attract attention. They were noted for the flamboyance of their dress.

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   Flamboyance is a quality of being showy or flashy. You might be awed by the flamboyance of the Elvis impersonator at the talent show, with his glittery, rhinestone-encrusted jumpsuit, aviator sunglasses, and fluffy sideburns.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › flamboyanceFlamboyance - definition of flamboyance by The Free Dictionary

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   Flamboyance means showiness, ornateness, or extravagance. It can also refer to a type of Gothic architecture or a tropical tree. Find out more about its origin, usage, and translations.

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   What does flamboyant mean?

   • If you say that someone or something is flamboyant, you mean that they are very noticeable, stylish, and exciting. ...a flamboyant star of the hard rock scene. 5 meanings: 1. elaborate or extravagant; florid; showy 2. rich or brilliant in colour; resplendent 3. exuberant or ostentatious.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is flamboyance noun?

   • the fact of being brightly coloured and likely to attract attention They were noted for the flamboyance of their dress. Definition of flamboyance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Why is flamboyance important?

   • Aesthetic excellence and flamboyance were crucial in drag performances and competitions. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of flamboyance? 浮誇, 炫耀, 賣弄…

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   What is flamboyance in food presentation?

   • The flamboyance of food presentation in the early nineteenth century rapidly approached vulgarity. Recent discussions of honour have focused on chivalric flamboyance, or gender-based variations, or humanist virtue, or assertion of birth, blood, and status, or loyalty, as essential elements in its definition.

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   When was flamboyance first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun flamboyance is in the 1890s. OED's earliest evidence for flamboyance is from 1891, in the Athenaeum. flamboyance is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: flamboyant adj., ‑ance suffix.

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   What does flamboyance look like?

   • The perfumed flamboyance manages to be simultaneously solemn and goofy, grave yet playful. The flashiness, the flamboyance, the glitziness -- all of those things were just swept under the rug by the mid- '80s. That man was the epitome of flamboyance; he struck everyone as a neighbor rather than a stranger.

   FLAMBOYANCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun flamboyance. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.