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flor⋅id

  [flawr-id, flor-]
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–adjective
1. reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
2. flowery; excessively ornate; showy: florid writing.
3. Obsolete. abounding in or consisting of flowers.
Origin:
1635–45; < L flōridus, equiv. to flōr(ēre) to bloom (see florescence ) + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
flo⋅rid⋅i⋅ty  [flaw-rid-i-tee, fluh-] , flor⋅id⋅ness, noun
flor⋅id⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. flamboyant, grandiloquent, rococo; flash, gaudy.

Antonyms:
1. pale. 2. plain, simple, unaffected.
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flor·id   (flôr'ĭd, flŏr'-)   
adj.  

  1. Flushed with rosy color; ruddy.

  2. Very ornate; flowery: a florid prose style.

  3. Archaic Healthy.

  4. Obsolete Abounding in or covered with flowers.


[French floride, from Latin flōridus, from flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.]
flo·rid'i·ty (flə-rĭd'ĭ-tē, flô-), flor'id·ness n., flor'id·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

florid 
1642, "strikingly beautiful," from Fr. floride "flourishing," from L. floridus "flowery, blooming," from flos "flower" (see flora). Sense of "ruddy" is first recorded 1650. Meaning "profusely adorned, as with flowers," is from 1656.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: flor·id
Pronunciation: 'flor-&d, 'flär-
Function: adjective
: fully developed : manifesting a complete and typicalclinical syndrome <florid schizophrenia> <florid adolescent acne> —flor·id·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

florid flor·id (flôr'ĭd)
adj.
Of a bright red or ruddy color. Used of certain skin lesions.

flo·rid'i·ty (flə-rĭd'ĭ-tē, flô-) or flor'id·ness n.

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