Definitions for florid
ˈflɔr ɪd, ˈflɒr-florid

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aureate, florid, flamboyantadjective

   elaborately or excessively ornamented

   "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"

2. rubicund, ruddy, florid, sanguineadjective

   inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

   "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. floridadjective

   Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.

2. floridadjective

   Elaborately ornate; flowery.

3. floridadjective

   In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.

   Florid psychosis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FLORIDadjective

   Etymology: floridus, Latin.

   1. Productive of flowers; covered with flowers.2. Bright in colour; flushed with red.

   Our beauty is in colour inferiour to many flowers; and when it is most florid and gay, three fits of an ague can change it into yellowness and leanness. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

   The qualities of blood in a healthy state are to be florid, when let out of the vessel, the red part congealing strongly and soon. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   3. Embellished; splendid; brilliant with decorations.

   The florid, elevated, and figurative way is for the passions; for love and hatred, fear and anger, are begotten in the soul, by shewing their objects out of their true proportion. Dryden.

   How did, pray, the florid youth offend,
   Whose speech you took, and gave it to a friend? Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Florid

   Florid (literally "flowery") is a word with several meanings, including red in color, ornate, and abundant or disorganized.

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1. florid

   Florid refers to something that is excessively intricate, complicated, or showy. It can be used to describe a style of writing, speech, design, or decoration that is overly elaborate or ornate. It can also refer to a rosy or reddish complexion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Floridadjective

   covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery

2. Floridadjective

   bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively reddish color; as, a florid countenance

3. Floridadjective

   embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style; florid eloquence

4. Floridadjective

   flowery; ornamental; running in rapid melodic figures, divisions, or passages, as in variations; full of fioriture or little ornamentations

5. Etymology: [L. floridus, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower.]

How to pronounce florid?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of florid in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of florid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of florid in a Sentence

1. Ilze Falb:

   He loved florid verbiage and jaw-jaw until he cuts himself on Occam's razor.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=florid
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Florid
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=florid
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florid
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/florid