What does flourish mean?
Definitions for flourish
ˈflɜr ɪʃ, ˈflʌr-flour·ish
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Princeton's WordNet
flourish(noun)
a showy gesture
"she entered with a great flourish"
flourish(noun)
an ornamental embellishment in writing
flourish(noun)
a display of ornamental speech or language
flourish, brandish(noun)
the act of waving
flourish, fanfare, tucket(verb)
(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
"he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
boom, thrive, flourish, expand(verb)
grow vigorously
"The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"
thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish(verb)
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
"The new student is thriving"
brandish, flourish, wave(verb)
move or swing back and forth
"She waved her gun"
Wiktionary
flourish(Noun)
A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue.
Etymology: From florisshen, flurisshen, and from floriss-, stem of some conjugated forms of florir, ( fleurir);, from florire, from floreo (with influence from flōrēscō), from flos. See flower + -ish.
flourish(Noun)
An ornamentation.
His signature ended with a flourish.
Etymology: From florisshen, flurisshen, and from floriss-, stem of some conjugated forms of florir, ( fleurir);, from florire, from floreo (with influence from flōrēscō), from flos. See flower + -ish.
flourish(Noun)
A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church.
Etymology: From florisshen, flurisshen, and from floriss-, stem of some conjugated forms of florir, ( fleurir);, from florire, from floreo (with influence from flōrēscō), from flos. See flower + -ish.
flourish(Noun)
A decorative embellishment on a building.
Etymology: From florisshen, flurisshen, and from floriss-, stem of some conjugated forms of florir, ( fleurir);, from florire, from floreo (with influence from flōrēscō), from flos. See flower + -ish.
flourish(Verb)
To thrive or grow well.
The barley flourished in the warm weather.
Etymology: From florisshen, flurisshen, and from floriss-, stem of some conjugated forms of florir, ( fleurir);, from florire, from floreo (with influence from flōrēscō), from flos. See flower + -ish.
flourish(Verb)
To prosper or fare well.
Etymology: From florisshen, flurisshen, and from floriss-, stem of some conjugated forms of florir, ( fleurir);, from florire, from floreo (with influence from flōrēscō), from flos. See flower + -ish.
flourish(Verb)
To be in a period of greatest influence.
His writing flourished before the war.
Etymology: From florisshen, flurisshen, and from floriss-, stem of some conjugated forms of florir, ( fleurir);, from florire, from floreo (with influence from flōrēscō), from flos. See flower + -ish.
flourish(Verb)
To make bold, sweeping movements with.
They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace.
Etymology: From florisshen, flurisshen, and from floriss-, stem of some conjugated forms of florir, ( fleurir);, from florire, from floreo (with influence from flōrēscō), from flos. See flower + -ish.
Webster Dictionary
Flourish(verb)
to grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy growing plant; a thrive
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(verb)
to be prosperous; to increase in wealth, honor, comfort, happiness, or whatever is desirable; to thrive; to be prominent and influental; specifically, of authors, painters, etc., to be in a state of activity or production
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(verb)
to use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions; to be flowery
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(verb)
to make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(verb)
to make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(verb)
to execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(verb)
to boast; to vaunt; to brag
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(verb)
to adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(verb)
to embellish with the flowers of diction; to adorn with rhetorical figures; to grace with ostentatious eloquence; to set off with a parade of words
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(verb)
to move in bold or irregular figures; to swing about in circles or vibrations by way of show or triumph; to brandish
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(verb)
to develop; to make thrive; to expand
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(noun)
a flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(noun)
decoration; ornament; beauty
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(noun)
something made or performed in a fanciful, wanton, or vaunting manner, by way of ostentation, to excite admiration, etc.; ostentatious embellishment; ambitious copiousness or amplification; parade of words and figures; show; as, a flourish of rhetoric or of wit
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(noun)
a fanciful stroke of the pen or graver; a merely decorative figure
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(noun)
a fantastic or decorative musical passage; a strain of triumph or bravado, not forming part of a regular musical composition; a cal; a fanfare
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Flourish(noun)
the waving of a weapon or other thing; a brandishing; as, the flourish of a sword
Etymology: [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Flourish
flur′ish, v.i. to thrive luxuriantly: to be prosperous: to use copious and flowery language: to move in fantastic figures: to display ostentatiously: (mus.) to play ostentatious passages, or ostentatiously: to play a trumpet-call: to make ornamental strokes with the pen: to boast or brag.—v.t. to adorn with flourishes or ornaments: to swing about by way of show or triumph: (Shak.) to gloss over.—n. decoration: showy splendour: a figure made by a bold stroke of the pen: the waving of a weapon or other thing: a parade of words: a musical prelude: a trumpet-call.—adjs. Flour′ished, decorated with flourishes; Flour′ishing, thriving: prosperous: making a show.—adv. Flour′ishingly.—adj. Flour′ishy, abounding in flourishes.—Flourish of trumpets, a trumpet-call sounded on the approach of great persons; any ostentatious introduction. [O. Fr. florir, L. flos, flower.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
flourish
The waving of a weapon or other thing; a brandishing; as, the flourish of a sword.
flourish
To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude, as, a flourish of trumpets.
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'flourish' in Verbs Frequency: #1087
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flourish in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flourish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of flourish in a Sentence
The parallel market will flourish more, you will have higher inflation.
If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism if our government is to function it must have dissent.
'' But these type of things flourish in the shadows.
There are a few genetic differences between the African and Asian lineages, and it looks like the Asian lineages may be better able to transmit and flourish in a human population.
Above all, we are coming to understand that the arts incarnate the creativity of a free people. When the creative impulse cannot flourish, when it cannot freely select its methods and objects, when it is deprived of spontaneity, then society severs the root of art.
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Translations for flourish
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- размахване, размахвам, фанфари, вирея, завъртулка, процъфтявамBulgarian
- aufblühen, Verzierung, blühen, Schnörkel, Fanfare, gedeihenGerman
- κόσμημαGreek
- flori, disflori, fanfaroEsperanto
- floreo, floritura, ademanes, prosperarSpanish
- شکوفا شدنPersian
- kukoistaaFinnish
- fioriture, fleurir, gesticulation, morceau de bravoure, brandirFrench
- पनपनेHindi
- ծաղկելArmenian
- sveifla, blómstra, dafnaIcelandic
- girigogolo, fiorire, svolazzo, crescere, prosperare, sventolio, svilupparsi, gesticolioItalian
- לפרוחHebrew
- 栄える, 繁茂する, 繁栄Japanese
- germinabuntLatin
- gezwaai, wuiven, bloeien, zwaaien, versiering, floreren, ornament, opbloeien, zwaaiDutch
- zakrętasPolish
- floreio, florescerPortuguese
- росчерк, туш, завитушка, процветать, загогулина, фанфараRussian
- frodas, blomstraSwedish
- בליעןYiddish
- 繁榮Chinese
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