floridness

Variant of florid

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

Origin: L floridus, flowery < flos, a flower

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