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Narrator: Today's word is "Flamboyance" — noun, pronounced /flæmˈbɔɪəns/, with the stress on "boy".
Narrator: Flamboyance is the quality of being showy, bold and extravagant in style or appearance.
Narrator: In plain English, flamboyance is being flashy — like a performer's flamboyance on stage.
Narrator: It comes from the French flamboyant, meaning flaming, from flamboyer, to flame, from the Latin flamma, a flame.
Narrator: "The flamboyance of" describes the showy, extravagant quality of someone or something.
Narrator: It differs from flashiness because flamboyance can be admired, whereas flashiness is often negative.
Narrator: "A display of flamboyance" is a sense meaning a showy, bold performance.
Narrator: Fashion, performance, art, description and everyday speech all rely on the word flamboyance.
Narrator: So remember: flamboyance is showiness, from the French for flaming.
Speaker A: What is flamboyance?
Speaker B: Showiness! FLAMBOYANCE comes from the French flamboyant, flaming, from flamma, a flame, so it means bold, extravagant style.
Speaker A: So a performer's flamboyance is their showiness?
Speaker B: Yes — bold and flashy!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The flamboyance of"; "a display of flamboyance"; "characteristic flamboyance" — quality, display and trait.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse flamboyance with arrogance, because flamboyance is showiness, while arrogance is pride.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Showiness' the general cousin, 'flair' the stylish twin, 'ostentation' the formal alternative. The word keeps its flashy charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "flamboyance" in AI prompts — useful for fashion apps and performance tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame fashion?
Speaker B: Right. For a fashion app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide to flamboyance in style, naming two elements.
Speaker A: How about a performance tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to describe:
Prompt: Draft a guide to stage flamboyance, naming two features.
Speaker A: Could it help with an art bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame expression:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences why flamboyance is admired in art, naming one example.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a writing chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on a flamboyant character, naming one trait.
Flamboyance — meaning in Arabic & definition More F courses GL Dictionary