Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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flamboyant | Yes | Yes | No | No |
fancy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
flamboyant (noun) | fancy (noun) |
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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 | imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination |
something many people believe that is false | |
a predisposition to like something |
flamboyant (adjective) | fancy (adjective) |
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elaborately or excessively ornamented | not plain; decorative or ornamented |
marked by ostentation but often tasteless |
flamboyant (verb) | fancy (verb) |
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imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind | |
have a fancy or particular liking or desire for |