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florid
[ flawr-id, flor- ]
adjective
- reddish; ruddy; rosy:
a florid complexion.
Antonyms: pale
- flowery; excessively ornate; showy:
florid writing.
Synonyms: gaudy, flash, rococo, grandiloquent, flamboyant
Antonyms: unaffected, simple, plain
- Obsolete. abounding in or consisting of flowers.
florid
/ ˈflɒrɪd /
adjective
- having a red or flushed complexion
- excessively ornate; flowery
florid architecture
- an archaic word for flowery
Derived Forms
- floˈridity, noun
- ˈfloridly, adverb
Other Words From
- flo·rid·i·ty [flaw-, rid, -i-tee, fl, uh, -], florid·ness noun
- florid·ly adverb
- over·florid adjective
- over·florid·ly adverb
- over·florid·ness noun
- un·florid adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of florid1
Word History and Origins
Origin of florid1
Example Sentences
And during the meeting in May, his cautious rhetoric was in contrast to Mr Putin’s florid compliments about Mr Xi.
“Take a Picture” was alive with dazzling melodies, lyrical wit, strikingly intimate vocals and marvelously florid arrangements — a small masterpiece of the microgenre known as sunshine pop.
He submitted a florid “Ode to Sport” under the pseudonymous pairing of “Georges Hohrod and Martin Eschbach,” the surnames borrowed from the names of French villages.
In a florid style, Vallejo retells everything from the Portolà expedition — the first time Europeans explored California by land — to the Gold Rush through historical digging, government records and his own memories and opinions.
Ryan, who operates the camera himself, found he could bring some of the same approaches to the florid design all around him.
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