florid

Definition of florid

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.

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adj

Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
Elaborately ornate; flowery.
In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.

“florid psychosis”
“His visions of their plans and his imminent detention were so florid that the reality, wherein he was unharmed and simply sitting in the cab of the RS-80 and continuing his slow work on the road, was far less plausible.”
(obsolete)Flourishing; in the bloom of health.

“Mean while Peregrine guessing the good fortune of his friend, and allured by the attractions of the maid, who was a cleanly florid girl, employed his address to such effectual purpose, that she yielded to his efforts; and he was as happy as such a conquest could make him.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃s Proto-Italic *flōs Latin flos Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eo Latin flōreō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃s Proto-Italic *flōs Latin flos Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eo Latin flōreō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin flōridus French floride English florid From French floride (“flourishing”), from Latin floridus (“flowery, blooming”). Doublet of Florida.

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