Thursday, May 28, 2015

Flamboyant

Flamboyant: [flam-boi-uh nt]

Here's how to remember:


Imagine a boy wearing a shirt with a flame on it.  This would be a flamboyant shirt. 


   
Which of the shirts above is more flamboyant?








Watch this video and try and see if you can guess what the definition of flamboyant is.  If you want to challenge yourself, try not to laugh during this short film.  






With the image provided, see if you can come up with other words that may be synonymous with flamboyant to describe what you see.  



Were these any of the words you thought of:

Brilliant
Colorful
Dazzling
Glamorous 
Gaudy
Pretentious

If so...good job!  These are all synonyms for flamboyant




Now see if you can spot the correct definition after all this practice.

  1. highly elaborate or ornate; vividly colored; strikingly brilliant or bold
  2. a difference in equality in age, rank, degree, amount, or quality; a dissimilarity, unlikeness
  3. characterized by massiveness, solidness, and total uniformity
  4. belonging to, befitting, or characteristic of such a person






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