1590s, agent noun from flame (v.). Figurative sense "glaringly conspicuous person" is from 1809. For homosexual slang sense, see flaming.
flamboyance
flamboyant
flame
flamen
flamenco
flamer
flame-thrower
flaming
flamingo
flammable
flan
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