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florid

[ flawr-id, flor- ]
/ ˈflɔr ɪd, ˈflɒr- /
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adjective

reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
flowery; excessively ornate; showy: florid writing.
Obsolete. abounding in or consisting of flowers.

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Origin of florid

1635–45; <Latin flōridus, equivalent to flōr(ēre) to bloom (see florescence) + -idus-id4

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Words related to florid

decorative, baroque, flamboyant, sonorous, ornate, glowing, aureate, busy, figurative, flowery, fussy, grandiloquent, high-flown, luscious, magniloquent, ornamental, overblown, pretentious, rhetorical, rich

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British Dictionary definitions for florid

florid
/ (ˈflɒrɪd) /

adjective

having a red or flushed complexion
excessively ornate; floweryflorid architecture
an archaic word for flowery

Derived forms of florid

floridity or floridness, nounfloridly, adverb

Word Origin for florid

C17: from Latin flōridus blooming
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Medical definitions for florid

florid
[ flôr′ĭd ]

adj.

Of a bright red or ruddy color. Used of certain skin lesions.

Other words from florid

flo•rid′i•ty (flə-rĭd′ĭ-tē, flô-) n.
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