flamboyant

Main Entry: ¹flam·boy·ant 

Pronunciation: \-ənt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: French, from present participle of flamboyer to flame, from Old French, from flambe

Date: 1832

1 often capitalized : characterized by waving curves suggesting flames {flamboyant tracery} {flamboyant architecture}
2 : marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior {a flamboyant performer}

— flam·boy·ant·ly adverb