flourishingn.

/ˈflʌrɪʃɪŋ/

Etymology: < flourish v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of flourish v. in various senses.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun]

flourishing1303

elaborateness1694

floridness1769

floridity1820

lusciousness1839

foliosity1847

ornatenessa1849

lushness1900

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > flowering or blossoming

flourishing1303

blowingc1380

blossomingc1440

blooming1495

flourish1594

blowth1602

efflorescence1626

flowering1629

blow1744

florification1796

inflorescence1801

flowerage1841

florescence1853

floriferousness1882

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > a) preparation(s) > a preliminary action or step

introductionc1386

deductiona1535

induction?1544

preamble1548

flourish1552

preludium1563

primordium1577

preparativec1580

exordium1581

introit1583

foregoinga1586

prologuea1586

preface1589

prelusion1597

proem1598

prolusion1601

introductory1646

preliminary1656

prelimination1667

flourishing1687

little go1842

preluding1858

foreword1888

prelim1891

prelimen1898

run-in1900

opening gambit1911

prolegomenon1926

lead-in1928

pipe-openera1936

lead-up1953

intro1964

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > flourishing condition

statea1387

verdour1447

virtuec1450

thrivingc1460

provinga1529

prospering?1567

verdurec1595

flourish1597

efflorescency1649

efflorescence1672

flourishing1717

flourishment1724

booming1881

1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 881 Every ȝere at þe florysyngge When þe vynys shulde spryngge.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 15 Nouȝt sotilte of sentence, noþer faire florischynge of wordes.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. f. 82^v It must be digged before his florishing, or shooting out of his leaues.

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Regratement de vieilles choses..the flourishing vp of old thinges.

1687 T. W. tr. King Henry VIII Assertio Septem Sacram. (1688) 8 These two Chapters..are..but the flourishings or first essays of Luther, who now begins to murther and destroy the Sacraments.

1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy 21 Jan. in Wks. (1955) VII. 262 Before the flourishing of arts in Rome.

1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate I. viii. 184 With some little flourishing at the commencement, Captain Aylmer made his speech.

2. In various concrete or quasi-concrete senses.

†a. Blossom, also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > blossom or flower(s)

blossom971

bledec975

blooma1400

flourishinga1400

floweringa1400

flourisha1500

blowing1578

blooming1622

pip1753

floriage1782

florescence1793

blow1797

flowerage1831

bloom-flinder1840

gosling1847–78

snow1859

fleuret1868

bloomagea1876

blossomry1901

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 10726 Þis wand suld florisching bere.

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 83 Haile, ȝhyng benyng fresche flurising. [Virgin Mary; but perh. ppl. a.]

b. A decoration, an embellishment; a flower-like design.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > flowers

flowerc1230

flourishingc1384

fleuronc1385

rose1415

pansyc1450

columbine1459

lily1459

fleur-de-lis1475

heartseasea1542

honeysuckle1548

flower-work1601

floretry1615

branching1652

fleuret1811

anthemion1816

rosace1823

fleur1841

flowering1862

flowerage1864

millefleurs1908

rosette1931

c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame iii. 211 Hit nedeth noght yow for to tellen..Of this yates florisshinges, Ne of compasses, ne of kervinges.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Draperie A flourishing with leaues, and flowers in wood, or stone, vsed especially on the heads of pillers.

1614 T. Godwin Romanæ Historiæ Anthologia i. ii. iii. 24 Bestudded with flowrishings of purple silke.

1665 S. Pepys Diary 26 Dec. (1972) VI. 339 Some fine writing-work and Flourishing.

1847 C. Winston Anc. Glass Painting I. 125 Many attempts were made to strengthen the shadows..in representations of architecture with a flourishing of thin lines.

c. An ornamental covering.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island ii. xviii. 21 Cover'd..with silken flourishing, Which as it oft decaies, renews again.

3. = fumishing n. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [noun] > body or parts of > excrement

fumet14..

fumishing1527

grattishing1611

flourishing1717

1717 Dict. Rusticum (ed. 2) at Hart-hunting He may observe his [sc. the hound's] flourishings, which are in proportion to the Beast.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations, as flourishing hand; flourishing thread n. (see quot.).

ΚΠ

1713 R. Steele in Guardian 12 Mar. 1/1 Mr. Airs, that excellent Penman..instructs the Youth of this Nation to arrive at a flourishing Hand.

1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 212/1 Flourishing Thread. A flat, silky, linen thread specially adapted for mending Damask, Linen, [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

flourishingadj.

/ˈflʌrɪʃɪŋ/

Etymology: < flourish v. + -ing suffix².

That flourishes.

1. Budding or blossoming; hence, that grows vigorously or luxuriantly. Of a landscape: Verdant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > flourishing or luxuriant in growth

greeneOE

frimOE

ranka1325

wlonk1398

flourishingc1400

rankish1495

frank?1548

gole1573

abled1576

wanton1579

proud1597

unseared1599

unwithered1599

ramping1607

lusha1616

fulsome1633

luxurious1644

rampant1648

luxuriant1661

lascivious1698

pert1727

unnipped1775

verdurous1820

happy1875

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom

blossomedc1374

blossomyc1374

flowereda1375

floweryc1374

flourishingc1400

blossoming1430

bloomed1508

blooming1587

florulent1592

bloomy?1606

floweringa1616

florid1656

floriferous1656

flosculous1656

florent1719

posied1731

emblossomed1766

phaenogamous1805

phaenogamic1808

phanerogamous1816

florescent1821

phaenogamian1828

phanerogamic1830

ablow1838

flowerful1848

floreal1852

floreted1856

blossom-laden1867

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > covered with luxuriant growth

flourisheda1375

rankc1450

greened1568

greenya1586

verdureda1718

verdurous1717

flourishing1883

the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective]

greeneOE

strongc1230

verdant1590

shrubby1598

shaggy1605

tufted1606

tufty1612

covered1632

vegetated1697

covert1707

verdurous1717

shagged1784

matted1791

vegetive1855

scrubbed1870

flourishing1883

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) v. 54 The Gardyn is alweys grene and florisshing.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. xiv. 18 All flesh shal fade awaye..like a florishinge leaf in a grene tre.

1647 A. Cowley Tree in Mistress i The flourishingst Tree in all the Park.

1783 W. Cowper Rose ii The buds it had left..On the flourishing bush where it grew.

1883 R. Zimmermann in Athenæum 29 Dec. 847/2 Populous towns and flourishing landscapes.

2. Prosperous, thriving, conspicuous, eminent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > flourishing

flourishinga1340

bloomingc1375

wally?a1513

florent1542

vigent1590

thriving1647

pinguescent1852

furtherly1855

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective] > and prosperous

flourishing1535

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter ix. 20 Thorgh him be þai put in tyll synn in þi syght, þof þai seme florischand bifor men.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 156 Occa..Wyss into weir and fluresand in fame.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World vii. 179 This is a flourishing City.

1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero I. i. 18 Hortensius, the most florishing young Orator at the bar.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 615 Belfast has become one of the greatest and most flourishing seats of industry in the British isles.

3. Vigorous; in the bloom of youth or health. Also in weakened or trivial use. †flourishing age, flourishing years: the prime of life.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > fresh or vigorous

vigorousc1330

frikea1400

freck?a1513

flourishing?1555

flush1604

caller1754

yauld1787

strengthful1830

beany1852

pithsome1864

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > prime > [noun]

flowering agec1400

pridec1475

blooming-time1495

flower?1507

season?1507

day1546

flourishing years?1555

golden years1559

vigour1563

consistent age1574

prime1574

May moon1576

acme1579

Maya1586

flourish1597

May month1600

consistencea1613

May morna1616

constant age1620

high daya1625

blouth1643

flourishing age1737

heyday1751

floruit1843

bloom-hour1850

blossom-time1860

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > flourishing > in trivial use

flourishing1855

?1555 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Treat. Death iii. x. 242 The thirde [dieth] in his florishynge youth.

1562 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 23 That maist flurissand part of my aige, spent in the teching of the grammar scule.

1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Fever Pestilence To Rdr. sig. A.iv Some other are preuented by death in their flourishyng yeares.

1600 W. Vaughan Nat. & Artific. Direct. Health (1633) 23 It [Meath] will cause one to haue a flourishing colour.

1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Jewish War vi. ix, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 944 They slew the aged... But..those..in their flourishing age..they drove them together into the temple.

1855 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 7 May (1954) II. 201 I am extremely well and jolly..I hope you are all equally flourishing.

1942 N. Balchin Darkness falls from Air i. 9 He said, ‘How's Marcia?’.. I just said, ‘Oh, flourishing.’

4. Of writing: Ornamented with flourishes.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written text > decoration > [adjective] > decorated with flourishes

dashy1856

flourishing1859

flourishy1883

1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight iii. 37 As per flourishing gold letters on his door-jamb, he proposes to lend money.

5. Of style, etc.: Florid, highly embellished, grandiloquent, high sounding. Also of a writer: Addicted to floridness.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective]

overwrittenOE

flourished1303

orne?a1425

ornatea1450

purpuratec1475

gallant1484

flourishinga1552

gorgeous1561

coloured1571

flowerya1616

ornated1630

flosculent1646

luscious1651

chromatic1652

romantic1653

gaudy1655

florid1656

blooming1685

bloomy1685

dressy1713

colouring1807

colorific1812

emblazoned1813

embroidered1868

purple1941

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > ornamental > using ornate style

flourishinga1552

varnished1607

florid1671

a1552 J. Leland New Year's Gift in Itinerary (1710) I. p. xviii Men of Eloquence hath not enterprisid to set them forthe yn a florisching style.

1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 162 An irrefragable Confutation of Beza, and our floorishingest New-writers.

1788 F. Burney Diary June (1842) IV. 152 He..spoke in flourishing terms of its contrast to former times.

6. Of persons and their actions: Boasting, swaggering, ostentatious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > [adjective]

jettingc1450

cracking1528

bragging1530

vousting1535

boasting1552

vaunting1589

cock-a-doodle-dooing1599

flourishing1616

vapouring1647

rodomontading1691

gasconade1714

gasconading1717

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective]

rankOE

peacockly?a1425

ruffling1531

garish1545

peacockish1551

peacock-like1576

ostentatious1590

fastuous?1591

flaring1593

flantitanting1596

ostentive1599

ostentative1601

showful1607

flourishable1614

flourishing1616

flaunting1624

ostentous1624

ostentatory1638

swasha1640

fanfaron1670

paradeful1748

ostensible1782

epideictic1790

fandangous1797

flashy1801

affiché1818

show-off1818

splashing1820

flaunty1825

splash-and-dash1830

pretentious1832

flash1836

splashy1836

pretenceful1841

swanky1842

peacocky1844

fantysheeny1847

splurgy1852

cheesy1858

pretensivea1868

duchessy1870

swagger1879

lavish1882

splurging1884

show-offy1890

razzmatazz1900

show-offish1903

whoop-de-do1904

Ritz1908

split-arse1917

swanking1918

ritzy1919

fantoosh1920

knock-me-down1922

showboating1936

showboat1939

hellzapoppin'1945

zazzy1961

glitzy1966

sploshy1966

zhuzhy1968

noncy1989

bling1999

1616 T. Gainsford Rich Cabinet f. 57 All sorts of people thought it the greatest glory to liue in the florishingest showe.

1688 A. Wood Life & Times (1894) III. 287 A conceited flurishing coxcomb.

†7. Of a spear: Vibrating. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > [adjective] > vibrating (of spear)

flourishinga1425

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Job xli. 20 He schal scorne a florischynge [1382 shakende] spere.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	flourishing
释义	flourishingn. /ˈflʌrɪʃɪŋ/ Etymology: < flourish v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of flourish v. in various senses. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] flourishing1303 elaborateness1694 floridness1769 floridity1820 lusciousness1839 foliosity1847 ornatenessa1849 lushness1900 the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > flowering or blossoming flourishing1303 blowingc1380 blossomingc1440 blooming1495 flourish1594 blowth1602 efflorescence1626 flowering1629 blow1744 florification1796 inflorescence1801 flowerage1841 florescence1853 floriferousness1882 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > a) preparation(s) > a preliminary action or step introductionc1386 deductiona1535 induction?1544 preamble1548 flourish1552 preludium1563 primordium1577 preparativec1580 exordium1581 introit1583 foregoinga1586 prologuea1586 preface1589 prelusion1597 proem1598 prolusion1601 introductory1646 preliminary1656 prelimination1667 flourishing1687 little go1842 preluding1858 foreword1888 prelim1891 prelimen1898 run-in1900 opening gambit1911 prolegomenon1926 lead-in1928 pipe-openera1936 lead-up1953 intro1964 the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > flourishing condition statea1387 verdour1447 virtuec1450 thrivingc1460 provinga1529 prospering?1567 verdurec1595 flourish1597 efflorescency1649 efflorescence1672 flourishing1717 flourishment1724 booming1881 1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 881 Every ȝere at þe florysyngge When þe vynys shulde spryngge. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 15 Nouȝt sotilte of sentence, noþer faire florischynge of wordes. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. f. 82^v It must be digged before his florishing, or shooting out of his leaues. 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Regratement de vieilles choses..the flourishing vp of old thinges. 1687 T. W. tr. King Henry VIII Assertio Septem Sacram. (1688) 8 These two Chapters..are..but the flourishings or first essays of Luther, who now begins to murther and destroy the Sacraments. 1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy 21 Jan. in Wks. (1955) VII. 262 Before the flourishing of arts in Rome. 1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate I. viii. 184 With some little flourishing at the commencement, Captain Aylmer made his speech. 2. In various concrete or quasi-concrete senses. †a. Blossom, also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > blossom or flower(s) blossom971 bledec975 blooma1400 flourishinga1400 floweringa1400 flourisha1500 blowing1578 blooming1622 pip1753 floriage1782 florescence1793 blow1797 flowerage1831 bloom-flinder1840 gosling1847–78 snow1859 fleuret1868 bloomagea1876 blossomry1901 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 10726 Þis wand suld florisching bere. a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 83 Haile, ȝhyng benyng fresche flurising. [Virgin Mary; but perh. ppl. a.] b. A decoration, an embellishment; a flower-like design. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > flowers flowerc1230 flourishingc1384 fleuronc1385 rose1415 pansyc1450 columbine1459 lily1459 fleur-de-lis1475 heartseasea1542 honeysuckle1548 flower-work1601 floretry1615 branching1652 fleuret1811 anthemion1816 rosace1823 fleur1841 flowering1862 flowerage1864 millefleurs1908 rosette1931 c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame iii. 211 Hit nedeth noght yow for to tellen..Of this yates florisshinges, Ne of compasses, ne of kervinges. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Draperie A flourishing with leaues, and flowers in wood, or stone, vsed especially on the heads of pillers. 1614 T. Godwin Romanæ Historiæ Anthologia i. ii. iii. 24 Bestudded with flowrishings of purple silke. 1665 S. Pepys Diary 26 Dec. (1972) VI. 339 Some fine writing-work and Flourishing. 1847 C. Winston Anc. Glass Painting I. 125 Many attempts were made to strengthen the shadows..in representations of architecture with a flourishing of thin lines. c. An ornamental covering.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island ii. xviii. 21 Cover'd..with silken flourishing, Which as it oft decaies, renews again. 3. = fumishing n. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [noun] > body or parts of > excrement fumet14.. fumishing1527 grattishing1611 flourishing1717 1717 Dict. Rusticum (ed. 2) at Hart-hunting He may observe his [sc. the hound's] flourishings, which are in proportion to the Beast. Compounds attributive and in other combinations, as flourishing hand; flourishing thread n. (see quot.). ΚΠ 1713 R. Steele in Guardian 12 Mar. 1/1 Mr. Airs, that excellent Penman..instructs the Youth of this Nation to arrive at a flourishing Hand. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 212/1 Flourishing Thread. A flat, silky, linen thread specially adapted for mending Damask, Linen, [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). flourishingadj. /ˈflʌrɪʃɪŋ/ Etymology: < flourish v. + -ing suffix². That flourishes. 1. Budding or blossoming; hence, that grows vigorously or luxuriantly. Of a landscape: Verdant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > flourishing or luxuriant in growth greeneOE frimOE ranka1325 wlonk1398 flourishingc1400 rankish1495 frank?1548 gole1573 abled1576 wanton1579 proud1597 unseared1599 unwithered1599 ramping1607 lusha1616 fulsome1633 luxurious1644 rampant1648 luxuriant1661 lascivious1698 pert1727 unnipped1775 verdurous1820 happy1875 the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom blossomedc1374 blossomyc1374 flowereda1375 floweryc1374 flourishingc1400 blossoming1430 bloomed1508 blooming1587 florulent1592 bloomy?1606 floweringa1616 florid1656 floriferous1656 flosculous1656 florent1719 posied1731 emblossomed1766 phaenogamous1805 phaenogamic1808 phanerogamous1816 florescent1821 phaenogamian1828 phanerogamic1830 ablow1838 flowerful1848 floreal1852 floreted1856 blossom-laden1867 the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > covered with luxuriant growth flourisheda1375 rankc1450 greened1568 greenya1586 verdureda1718 verdurous1717 flourishing1883 the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective] greeneOE strongc1230 verdant1590 shrubby1598 shaggy1605 tufted1606 tufty1612 covered1632 vegetated1697 covert1707 verdurous1717 shagged1784 matted1791 vegetive1855 scrubbed1870 flourishing1883 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) v. 54 The Gardyn is alweys grene and florisshing. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. xiv. 18 All flesh shal fade awaye..like a florishinge leaf in a grene tre. 1647 A. Cowley Tree in Mistress i The flourishingst Tree in all the Park. 1783 W. Cowper Rose ii The buds it had left..On the flourishing bush where it grew. 1883 R. Zimmermann in Athenæum 29 Dec. 847/2 Populous towns and flourishing landscapes. 2. Prosperous, thriving, conspicuous, eminent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > flourishing flourishinga1340 bloomingc1375 wally?a1513 florent1542 vigent1590 thriving1647 pinguescent1852 furtherly1855 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective] > and prosperous flourishing1535 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter ix. 20 Thorgh him be þai put in tyll synn in þi syght, þof þai seme florischand bifor men. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 156 Occa..Wyss into weir and fluresand in fame. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World vii. 179 This is a flourishing City. 1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero I. i. 18 Hortensius, the most florishing young Orator at the bar. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 615 Belfast has become one of the greatest and most flourishing seats of industry in the British isles. 3. Vigorous; in the bloom of youth or health. Also in weakened or trivial use. †flourishing age, flourishing years: the prime of life. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > fresh or vigorous vigorousc1330 frikea1400 freck?a1513 flourishing?1555 flush1604 caller1754 yauld1787 strengthful1830 beany1852 pithsome1864 the world > life > source or principle of life > age > prime > [noun] flowering agec1400 pridec1475 blooming-time1495 flower?1507 season?1507 day1546 flourishing years?1555 golden years1559 vigour1563 consistent age1574 prime1574 May moon1576 acme1579 Maya1586 flourish1597 May month1600 consistencea1613 May morna1616 constant age1620 high daya1625 blouth1643 flourishing age1737 heyday1751 floruit1843 bloom-hour1850 blossom-time1860 the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > flourishing > in trivial use flourishing1855 ?1555 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Treat. Death iii. x. 242 The thirde [dieth] in his florishynge youth. 1562 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 23 That maist flurissand part of my aige, spent in the teching of the grammar scule. 1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Fever Pestilence To Rdr. sig. A.iv Some other are preuented by death in their flourishyng yeares. 1600 W. Vaughan Nat. & Artific. Direct. Health (1633) 23 It [Meath] will cause one to haue a flourishing colour. 1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Jewish War vi. ix, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 944 They slew the aged... But..those..in their flourishing age..they drove them together into the temple. 1855 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 7 May (1954) II. 201 I am extremely well and jolly..I hope you are all equally flourishing. 1942 N. Balchin Darkness falls from Air i. 9 He said, ‘How's Marcia?’.. I just said, ‘Oh, flourishing.’ 4. Of writing: Ornamented with flourishes. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > decoration > [adjective] > decorated with flourishes dashy1856 flourishing1859 flourishy1883 1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight iii. 37 As per flourishing gold letters on his door-jamb, he proposes to lend money. 5. Of style, etc.: Florid, highly embellished, grandiloquent, high sounding. Also of a writer: Addicted to floridness. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] overwrittenOE flourished1303 orne?a1425 ornatea1450 purpuratec1475 gallant1484 flourishinga1552 gorgeous1561 coloured1571 flowerya1616 ornated1630 flosculent1646 luscious1651 chromatic1652 romantic1653 gaudy1655 florid1656 blooming1685 bloomy1685 dressy1713 colouring1807 colorific1812 emblazoned1813 embroidered1868 purple1941 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > ornamental > using ornate style flourishinga1552 varnished1607 florid1671 a1552 J. Leland New Year's Gift in Itinerary (1710) I. p. xviii Men of Eloquence hath not enterprisid to set them forthe yn a florisching style. 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 162 An irrefragable Confutation of Beza, and our floorishingest New-writers. 1788 F. Burney Diary June (1842) IV. 152 He..spoke in flourishing terms of its contrast to former times. 6. Of persons and their actions: Boasting, swaggering, ostentatious. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > [adjective] jettingc1450 cracking1528 bragging1530 vousting1535 boasting1552 vaunting1589 cock-a-doodle-dooing1599 flourishing1616 vapouring1647 rodomontading1691 gasconade1714 gasconading1717 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective] rankOE peacockly?a1425 ruffling1531 garish1545 peacockish1551 peacock-like1576 ostentatious1590 fastuous?1591 flaring1593 flantitanting1596 ostentive1599 ostentative1601 showful1607 flourishable1614 flourishing1616 flaunting1624 ostentous1624 ostentatory1638 swasha1640 fanfaron1670 paradeful1748 ostensible1782 epideictic1790 fandangous1797 flashy1801 affiché1818 show-off1818 splashing1820 flaunty1825 splash-and-dash1830 pretentious1832 flash1836 splashy1836 pretenceful1841 swanky1842 peacocky1844 fantysheeny1847 splurgy1852 cheesy1858 pretensivea1868 duchessy1870 swagger1879 lavish1882 splurging1884 show-offy1890 razzmatazz1900 show-offish1903 whoop-de-do1904 Ritz1908 split-arse1917 swanking1918 ritzy1919 fantoosh1920 knock-me-down1922 showboating1936 showboat1939 hellzapoppin'1945 zazzy1961 glitzy1966 sploshy1966 zhuzhy1968 noncy1989 bling1999 1616 T. Gainsford Rich Cabinet f. 57 All sorts of people thought it the greatest glory to liue in the florishingest showe. 1688 A. Wood Life & Times (1894) III. 287 A conceited flurishing coxcomb. †7. Of a spear: Vibrating. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > [adjective] > vibrating (of spear) flourishinga1425 a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Job xli. 20 He schal scorne a florischynge [1382 shakende] spere. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1303adj.a1340
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