florid

[ flawr-id, flor- ]
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adjective
  1. reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.

  2. flowery; excessively ornate; showy: florid writing.

  1. Obsolete. abounding in or consisting of flowers.

Origin of florid

1
1635–45; <Latin flōridus, equivalent to flōr(ēre) to bloom (see florescence) + -idus-id4

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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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British Dictionary definitions for florid

florid

/ (ˈflɒrɪd) /


adjective
  1. having a red or flushed complexion

  2. excessively ornate; flowery: florid architecture

  1. an archaic word for flowery

Origin of florid

1
C17: from Latin flōridus blooming

Derived forms of florid

  • floridity or floridness, noun
  • floridly, adverb

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