floridity

Variant of florid

florid definition

florid (flôr′id, flär′-)

adjective

  1. 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

Etymology: L floridus, flowery < flos, a flower

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