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View usage for: (flɒrɪd, US flɔːr-) 1. adjectiveIf you describe something as florid, you disapprove of the fact that it is complicated and extravagant rather than plain and simple. [disapproval] ...florid language. 2. adjectiveSomeone who is florid always has a red face. Jacobs was a stout, florid man. Synonyms: flushed, ruddy, rubicund, high-coloured More Synonyms of florid More Synonyms of florid florid in British English (ˈflɒrɪd) adjective1. having a red or flushed complexion 2. excessively ornate; flowery florid architecture 3. an archaic word for flowery Derived forms floridity (floˈridity) or floridness (ˈfloridness) noun floridly (ˈfloridly) adverb Word origin C17: from Latin flōridus blooming florid in American English (ˈflɔrɪd; ˈflɑrɪd) adjective1. flushed with red or pink; rosy; ruddy said of the complexion 2. highly decorated; gaudy; showy; ornate a florid musical passage 3. Obsolete decorated with flowers; flowery Derived forms floridity (floˈridity) (floʊˈrɪdəti; flɔˈrɪdəti; fləˈrɪdəti) noun or ˈfloridness floridly (ˈfloridly) adverb Word origin L floridus, flowery < flos, a flower Examples of 'florid' in a sentenceflorid Word lists withflorid terms used in architectureDefinition very ornate and extravagant a liking for florid writing Definition very ornate and extravagant the cast-iron fireplace and the florid ceiling Synonyms busy embellished flowery overelaborate Opposites plain , bare , dull , unadorned Definition having a red or flushed complexion He was a stout, florid man. Synonyms flushed rubicund high-coloured high-complexioned blowsy Opposites pale , washed out , wan , pasty, bloodless , pallid , anaemic Additional synonymsDefinition ornate in style He was a baroque figure dressed in theatrical, but elegant, clothes. Synonyms ornate, fancy, bizarre, elegant, decorated, elaborate, extravagant, flamboyant, grotesque, convoluted, flowery, rococo, florid, bedecked, overelaborate, overdecorated Definition (of a woman) ruddy in complexion Synonyms red-faced, ruddy, floridDefinition (of language) abstract, imaginative, or symbolic both the literal and figurative sense Synonyms symbolical, representative, abstract, allegorical, typical, tropical, imaginative, ornate, descriptive, fanciful, pictorial, metaphorical, flowery, florid, poetical, emblematical - flora
- floral
- florescence
- florid
- flossy
- flotsam
- flounce
Additional synonymsHe wears flamboyant clothes. Synonyms colourful, striking, exciting, brilliant, glamorous, stylish, dazzling, glitzy (slang), showy, florid, bling (slang), swashbucklingDefinition overelaborate We are not keen on floral patterns and fussy designs. Synonyms overelaborate, busy, cluttered, rococo, overdecorated, overembellished Definition using pompous or unnecessarily complicated language She attacked her colleagues for indulging in `grandiloquent' language. Synonyms pompous, inflated, rhetorical, high-flown, pretentious, flowery, bombastic, high-sounding, fustian, orotund, magniloquentDefinition extravagant or pretentious Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric. Synonyms extravagant, elaborate, pretentious, exaggerated, inflated, lofty, grandiose, overblown, florid, high-falutin (informal), arty-farty (informal), magniloquentDefinition (of the complexion) having a healthy reddish colour He had a naturally ruddy complexion. Synonyms rosy, red, fresh, healthy, glowing, blooming, flushed, blushing, radiant, reddish, sanguine, florid, sunburnt, rosy-cheeked, rubicund |