floridityn.
/flɒˈrɪdᵻti/, /fləˈrɪdᵻti/, U.S. /fləˈrɪdᵻdi/ = floridness n.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun]
rednesseOE
rudOE
red?c1225
ruddya1387
ruddinessa1398
gulesa1400
rothumc1400
ruddeningc1400
ruddonc1400
rouge1437
rubor?a1450
rossome1527
Mars1572
rubedinousness1599
reddiness1611
scarletness1611
rubetude1657
floridity1713
erubescence1736
floridness1776
fiery1847
raddle1860
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun]
flourishing1303
elaborateness1694
floridness1769
floridity1820
lusciousness1839
foliosity1847
ornatenessa1849
lushness1900
the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [noun] > flourishing state or greenness
verdour1447
flourish1594
luxuritya1636
vernancy1669
luxuriancy1712
luxuriance1728
floridity1831
rankness1873
vernality1896
lushness1900
the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > [noun]
finesse1549
garishness1598
gaudiness1601
finery1656
glare1706
snobbery1843
flauntiness1854
flashiness1855
shoddyism1865
loudness1881
obtrusiveness1881
floridity1883
flashness1885
orchidacity1897
pizzazz1937
neon1958
snazziness1961
1713 Guardian 29 Apr. 1/2 The Merit of his Wit was founded upon..the tossing up of a Pair of Rosie Jowles… His Reputation..rose in proportion to his Floridity.
1761 E. Darwin in Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 527 That these hæmorrhages were from the pulmonary artery..appears from..the floridity.
1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 7 312 There is nothing of this flutter and floridity in the poems of Mr. Anster.
1831 W. Howitt Bk. Seasons 152 We soon perceive the floridity of nature merging into a verdant monotony.
1883 Cent. Mag. 26 917/1 They were..dressed with a certain floridity.
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