FLAMBOYANT

(noun) 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
synonyms : delonix regia , flame tree , peacock flower , poinciana regia , royal poinciana
(adj.) elaborately or excessively ornamented
"flamboyant handwriting", "the senator's florid speech"
synonyms : aureate , florid
(adj.) marked by ostentation but often tasteless
"a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet", "a splashy half-page ad"
synonyms : showy , splashy

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Mnemonics for flamboyant

(Tag: Global) flamboyant ~ flame + boy; imagine a boy wearing a T-shirt with pictures of flame on it. will it not be flamboyant?
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(Tag: :)) flamboyant="flame" + "boy",, the boy's body is "ornated" with the tatto of flame :)
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(Tag: ) flamboyant ~ flame + boy; we have seen FLAMES coming from the BOY’S mouth in CIRCUS they are generally ORNATED and wore RICH COLOURED costumes….
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