floruit
noun
flo·ru·it ˈflȯr-(y)ə-wət 
ˈflär-
: a period of flourishing (as of a person or movement)
Synonyms
- bloom
- blossom
- florescence
- flower
- flush
- heyday
- high noon
- prime
- salad days
- springtime
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Example Sentences
the floruit of Greek art and literature in the fifth century B.C.
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin flōruit "(s/he) prospered, flourished," 3rd singular perfect of flōrēre "to bloom, prosper, be at the peak of one's powers" — more at flourish entry 1
First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined above
floruits
noun
as in blooms
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement the floruit of Greek art and literature in the fifth century b.c. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- blooms
- florescences
- salad days
- flowers
- blossoms
- primes
- high noons
- flushes
- springtimes
- revivals
- heydays
- pinnacles
- belles époques
- autumns
- golden ages
- acmes
- Indian summers
- flowerings
- efflorescences
- silver ages
- zeniths
- grandeurs
- belle epoques
- summits
- peaks
- splendors
- meridians
- climaxes
- apices
- recoveries
- glories
- apexes
- comebacks
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- declines
- decays
- bottoms
- downfalls
- nadirs
- Passion music
- passion play
- Passion Sunday
- passion vine
- Passion Week
- passional
- passionals
- passionaries
- passionary
- passionate
- passionated
- passionately
- passionateness
- passionatenesses
- passionates
- passionating
- passionato
- passioned
- passionflower
- passionflower family
- passionflowers
- passionful
- passionfulness
- passioning
- Passionist