florid
reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
flowery; excessively ornate; showy: florid writing.
Obsolete. abounding in or consisting of flowers.
Origin of florid
1Other words for florid
Opposites for florid
Other words from florid
- flo·rid·i·ty [flaw-rid-i-tee, fluh-], /flɔˈrɪd ɪ ti, flə-/, 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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How to use florid in a sentence
There are Halo novels, miniseries, and reams of florid fan-fiction.
David Fincher and Conan O’Brien: Halo 4’s Secret Weapons | Alex Klein | October 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe florid brushwork of a Constable gets hypertrophied in Freud, into a kind of gross exaggeration of what unleashed paint can do.
Show business, of course, provides florid conditions for contempt.
He lacks the magisterial tone of Colm Tóibín or the florid and fertile imagination of Patrick McCabe.
The village organist had distinguished himself by his florid rendering of the Wedding March.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Wills
On one occasion, a general titter arose at his florid picture of the happiness which must proceed from this event.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousOnce he learnt, with his aunt, the exceedingly florid duet in Semiramide, and sang the soprano part admirably.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyDarker grew his florid countenance; his bulging eyes looked troubled and perplexed.
Mistress Wilding | Rafael SabatiniThe last had a very brilliant career as an orator, though his orations were too florid to be read.
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British Dictionary definitions for florid
/ (ˈflɒrɪd) /
having a red or flushed complexion
excessively ornate; flowery: florid architecture
an archaic word for flowery
Origin of florid
1Derived forms of florid
- floridity or floridness, noun
- floridly, adverb
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