Florid Definition

flôrĭd, flŏr-
adjective
Flushed with red or pink; rosy; ruddy.
Webster's New World
Highly decorated; gaudy; showy; ornate.
A florid musical passage.
Webster's New World
Decorated with flowers; flowery.
Webster's New World
Healthy.
American Heritage
Abounding in or covered with flowers.
American Heritage
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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

Florid Sentence Examples

  • He had much taste and love for music, and considerable gifts as an orator of a florid type.

  • It is full of youthful enthusiasm and is written in florid language.

  • Her own account of her escape is, as usual, so florid that it provokes the question whether she was really in any danger.

  • Of the eleven churches, the most interesting is the cathedral of St Stephen, a florid, rococo edifice.

  • He had previously affected the florid, or Asiatic, style of oratory then current in Rome.

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Words Starting With

FFLFLO

Words Ending With

DIDRID

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Words Starting With F and Ending With D

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With F6 Letter Words Ending With D