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flamboyance
noun as in ostentation
Strong matches
Example Sentences
The fashion industry was boiling over with characters and flamboyant egos.
Where Freireich was brusque and flamboyant, impulsive to a fault, and passionate about every detail, Frei was cool, composed, and cautious, a poised negotiator.
What their characters lack in flamboyance the writers make up for in the raw power of their stories.
When he is at his best, Owens cuts sensual garments that do not rely on flamboyance or exhibitionism to evoke sex appeal.
Julien had trouble competing in the flamboyance category with his occasional air show mate, Bessie Coleman.
He learned to live with and love her for her flamboyance, and her human frailties.
What it did do, however, was remind everyone what fashion was before it became thick with theatricality and flamboyance.
He allowed Master Sean a certain amount of flamboyance; good sorcerers were hard to come by.
There was none of this flamboyance about the Widow Boursier.
Then might the bright flamboyance which he gave to Society have made his reign more beautiful than any other—a real renaissance.
He gave in his bright flamboyance a passing renascence to Society.
They have a passion for commonplace, and in moments of emotion they fly with unerring instinct into the flamboyance of melodrama.'
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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