flamboyant
adjective /flæmˈbɔɪ.ənt/Definition
› very confident in behaviour, or intended to be noticed, especially by being brightly coloured: a flamboyant gesture The writer's flamboyant lifestyle was well known. His clothes were rather flamboyant for such a serious occasion.Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off flamboyance /-əns/ noun [U] › Her flamboyance annoys some people but delights others.Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off flamboyantly /-li/ adverb Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
(Definition of flamboyant adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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