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   flor·id

   /ˈflôrəd/

   adjective

   • 1. having a red or flushed complexion: "a stout man with a florid face" Similar ruddyredred-facedreddishrosyrosy-cheekedpinkpinkishroseaterubicundhealthy-lookingglowingfreshflushedblushinghigh-coloredblowsyarchaic:sanguinerare:erubescentrubescentOpposite pale
   • 2. elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated: "florid operatic-style music was out" Similar ornatefancyvery elaborateoverelaborateembellishedcurlicuedextravagantflamboyantbaroquerococofussybusyostentatiousshowywedding-cakegingerbreadfloweryflamboyanthigh-flownhigh-soundingmagniloquentgrandiloquentornatefancybaroqueorotundrhetoricaloratoricalbombasticlaboredstrainedoverwroughtelaborateoverelaborateoverblownoverripeoverdoneconvolutedturgidinflatedinformal:highfalutinpurplerare:tumidpleonasticeuphuisticaureateOssianicfustianhyperventilatedOpposite plainplain
   • ▪ (of language) using unusual words or complicated rhetorical constructions: "the florid prose of the nineteenth century"
   • 3. (of a disease or its manifestations) occurring in a fully developed form: "florid symptoms of psychiatric disorder"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin floridus, from flos, flor- ‘flower’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. floridity noun
   • 2. floridly adverb
   • 3. floridness noun

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   The meaning of FLORID is very flowery in style : ornate; also : having a florid style. How to use florid in a sentence. Did you know?

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   FLORID definition: 1. with too much decoration or detail: 2. (of a person's face) too red, especially in a way that…. Learn more.

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   Something that's elaborate and full of extra flourishes is florid, whether it's your relatives' ornate decorating style or the way they talk, using a lot of unnecessarily long, complicated words.

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   Florid definition: reddish; ruddy; rosy. See examples of FLORID used in a sentence.

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   FLORID meaning: 1. with too much decoration or detail: 2. (of a person's face) too red, especially in a way that…. Learn more.

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   If you describe something as florid, you disapprove of the fact that it is complicated and extravagant rather than plain and simple.

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   adj. 1. Flushed with rosy color; ruddy. 2. Very ornate; flowery: a florid prose style. 3. Archaic Healthy. 4. Obsolete Abounding in or covered with flowers. [French floride, from Latin flōridus, from flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel- in Indo-European roots .] flo·rid′i·ty (flə-rĭd′ĭ-tē, flô-), flor′id·ness n. flor′id·ly adv.

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   Florid Definition. flôrĭd, flŏr- Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Flushed with red or pink; rosy; ruddy. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Highly decorated; gaudy; showy; ornate. A florid musical passage. Webster's New World. Decorated with flowers; flowery. Webster's New World.

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    Definition of florid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › floridFLORID Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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    Synonyms for FLORID: ornate, baroque, extravagant, overwrought, loud, decorated, adorned, ornamented; Antonyms of FLORID: severe, plain, austere, unadorned, stark, naked, bare, modest