Florid definition

flôrĭd, flŏr-

Flushed with red or pink; rosy; ruddy.

adjective

Very ornate; flowery.

A florid prose style.

adjective

(obsolete) Abounding in or covered with flowers.

adjective

Highly decorated; gaudy; showy; ornate.

A florid musical passage.

adjective

The definition of florid is someone with a flushed complexion, or something overly complicated.

An example of someone who would be described as florid is a red-faced, flushed runner whose face has turned red with exertion.

An example of something that would be described as florid is overly complex and wordy writing.

adjective

(archaic) Healthy.

adjective

(obs.) Decorated with flowers; flowery.

adjective

Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.

adjective

Elaborately ornate; flowery.

adjective

(of a disorder, especially mental) In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.

adjective

Flushed with rosy color; ruddy.

adjective

Origin of florid

French floride from Latin flōridus from flōs flōr- flower bhel-³ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French floride (“flourishing”), from Latin floridus (“flowery, blooming”)

From Wiktionary