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Something austere is simple and plain in its style; an austere person is strict and severe with themselves.
Baroque art and architecture are highly elaborate, overly showy, and filled with excessive ornamentation.
When a person is speaking or writing in a bombastic fashion, they are very self-centered, extremely showy, and excessively proud.
Something that is effulgent is very bright and radiates light.
Ennui is the feeling of being bored, tired, and dissatisfied with life.
An extravaganza is an elaborate production or spectacular display that is meant to entertain, often in an excessive fashion.
Flair can either refer to a natural talent that you possess or the ability you have to make the most of your personal style.
When someone flaunts their good looks, they show them off or boast about them in a very proud and shameless way.
Something florid has too much decoration or is too elaborate.
Praise, an apology, or gratitude is fulsome if it is so exaggerated and elaborate that it does not seem sincere.
Something garish is very bright and colorful but in an ugly, cheap, and showy way.
Grandiloquent speech is highly formal, exaggerated, and often seems both silly and hollow because it is expressly used to appear impressive and important.
When you do something in a grandiose way, it is very showy, impressive, and magnificent.
The word homogeneous is used to describe a group that has members or parts which are similar or are all of the same type.
Something that is inconspicuous does not attract attention and is not easily seen or noticed because it is small or ordinary.
Something innocuous is not likely to offend or harm anyone.
Something mediocre is average or ordinary in quality; it’s just OK.
Something that is mundane is very ordinary and not interesting or exciting, especially because it happens very often.
An ornate object is heavily or excessively decorated with complicated shapes and patterns.
If you describe an action as ostentatious, you think it is an extreme and exaggerated way of impressing people.
An overt act is not hidden or secret but is done in an open and public way.
A patent situation is one that is wide open and unconcealed; it is both evident and obvious.
If you describe something as pedestrian, you think that it is ordinary and not interesting.
Something prosaic is dull, boring, and ordinary.
People or things that are resplendent are beautiful, bright, and impressive in appearance.
A scintillating conversation, speech, or performance is brilliantly clever, interesting, and lively.
A spartan lifestyle is very simple and severe; it has no luxuries or comforts.
When you strut, you move as though you own the world by walking in a confident and showy fashion.
If you are suffering from tedium, you are bored.
A trite remark or idea is so overused that it is no longer interesting or novel.
Something that is unadorned is not made more attractive with ornament or decoration.
Someone who is unassuming is not boastful or arrogant; rather, they are modest or humble.
Adj.
flamboyant
flam-BOI-uhnt
Context
The conservative math professor surprised his colleagues by coming to work in a flamboyant, eye-catching, and bold chicken costume. Since there was no obvious reason for the professor’s flamboyant, showy dress or for his energetic squawking through the hallways, folks assumed that something was wrong. Dr. Fowl’s flamboyant, colorful behavior was the result of his losing a trivia match. He had missed the final question and had to wear the mascot costume the next day.
Quiz:Try again!
If a performer is described as flamboyant, what are they?
They are incredibly talented and worthy of praise.
They aren’t very talented and so tend to have small audiences.
They are showy and dramatic in their dress and behavior.
If someone or something is flamboyant, the former is trying to show off in a way that deliberately attracts attention, and the latter is brightly colored and highly decorated.
My little sisters lamb toy is now a flamboyant red because she spilled red paint all over it!
Examples
Exit polls indicated that voters wanted to send a message rejecting Mr. Menem’s flamboyant high living and perceptions that he tolerated corrupt officials in his Government.
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The New York Times
Irvin became a household name as the most flamboyant member of one of college football’s most flamboyant teams, the 1987 national champion Miami Hurricanes.
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USA Today
When something is flamboyant it is so “showy” that it almost seems like it is “on fire” or “flaming” because it is so noticeable.
Word Theater
Late Show with David Letterman Bill Murray acting in a flamboyant fashion.
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