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flour·ish·ing

Audio Help [flur-i-shing, fluhr-] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

growing vigorously; thriving; prosperous: a flourishing little business.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME; see flourish, -ing²

]

—Related forms

flour·ish·ing·ly, adverb

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flour·ish Audio Help   (flûr'ĭsh, flŭr'-) Pronunciation Key
v.   flour·ished, flour·ish·ing, flour·ish·es

v.   intr.

To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive: The crops flourished in the rich soil.
To do or fare well; prosper: "No village on the railroad failed to flourish" (John Kenneth Galbraith).
To be in a period of highest productivity, excellence, or influence: a poet who flourished in the tenth century.
To make bold, sweeping movements: The banner flourished in the wind.

v. tr.
To wield, wave, or exhibit dramatically.

n.

A dramatic or stylish movement, as of waving or brandishing: "A few ... musicians embellish their performance with a flourish of the fingers" (Frederick D. Bennett).
An embellishment or ornamentation: a signature with a distinctive flourish.
An ostentatious act or gesture: a flourish of generosity.
Music A showy or ceremonious passage, such as a fanfare.

[Middle English florishen, from Old French florir, floriss-, from Vulgar Latin *flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre, to bloom, from flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel-³ in Indo-European roots.]

flour'ish·er n.

Synonyms: These verbs mean to swing back and forth boldly and dramatically: flourished her newly signed contract; brandish a sword; waving a baton.

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flourishing
adjective
very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: booming]

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ˈflourishing1 adjective

successful
Example: a flourishing business

Arabic:	ناجِح، مُزْدَهِر
Chinese (Simplified):	蒸蒸日上的
Chinese (Traditional):	蒸蒸日上的
Czech:	prosperující
Danish:	blomstrende
Dutch:	florerend
Estonian:	õitsev
Finnish:	kukoistava
French:	prospère
German:	blühend
Greek:	επιτυχημένος
Hungarian:	jól menő
Icelandic:	blómstrandi
Indonesian:	sukses
Italian:	fiorente

Japanese:	繁栄している
Korean:	번성한
Latvian:	veiksmīgs; plaukstošs
Lithuanian:	klestintis
Norwegian:	blomstrende, som går, *trives godt
Polish:	kwitnący
Portuguese (Brazil):	florescente
Portuguese (Portugal):	florescente
Romanian:	prosper
Russian:	процветающий
Slovak:	prosperujúci
Slovenian:	cvetoč
Spanish:	próspero
Swedish:	blomstrande
Turkish:	başarılı

ˈflourishing2 adjective

growing well
Example: flourishing crops

Arabic:	مُثْمِر، مُزْدَهِر
Chinese (Simplified):	欣欣向荣的, 繁茂的
Chinese (Traditional):	欣欣向榮的, 繁茂的
Czech:	vzkvétající
Danish:	trivelig; blomstrende
Dutch:	florerend
Estonian:	jõudsa kasvuga
Finnish:	kukoistava
French:	florissant
German:	gedeihend
Greek:	που αναπτύσσεται κανονικά
Hungarian:	virágzó, ragyogó
Icelandic:	dafnandi
Indonesian:	subur
Italian:	rigoglioso

Japanese:	繁茂している
Korean:	잘자란
Latvian:	spēcīgs; veselīgs
Lithuanian:	vešintis, vešlus
Norwegian:	godtvoksende
Polish:	kwitnący
Portuguese (Brazil):	viçoso
Portuguese (Portugal):	viçoso
Romanian:	înfloritor
Russian:	пышно растущий
Slovak:	prekvitajúci
Slovenian:	krepek
Spanish:	floreciente
Swedish:	frodig
Turkish:	iyi büyüyen

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