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florid

[ flawr-id, flor- ]

adjective

  1. reddish; ruddy; rosy:

    a florid complexion.

    Antonyms: pale

  2. flowery; excessively ornate; showy:

    florid writing.

    Synonyms: gaudy, flash, rococo, grandiloquent, flamboyant

    Antonyms: unaffected, simple, plain

  3. Obsolete. abounding in or consisting of flowers.


florid

/ ˈflɒrɪd /

adjective

  1. having a red or flushed complexion
  2. excessively ornate; flowery

    florid architecture

  3. an archaic word for flowery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • floˈridity, noun
  • ˈfloridly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • flo·rid·i·ty [flaw-, rid, -i-tee, fl, uh, -], florid·ness noun
  • florid·ly adverb
  • over·florid adjective
  • over·florid·ly adverb
  • over·florid·ness noun
  • un·florid adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of florid1

1635–45; < Latin flōridus, equivalent to flōr ( ēre ) to bloom ( florescence ) + -idus -id 4
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Word History and Origins

Origin of florid1

C17: from Latin flōridus blooming
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Example Sentences

And during the meeting in May, his cautious rhetoric was in contrast to Mr Putin’s florid compliments about Mr Xi.

From BBC

“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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