orchidacityn.
/ˌɔːkᵻˈdasᵻti/, U.S. /ˌɔrkəˈdæsədi/ rare.
The quality of being like an orchid; showiness, exoticism. See orchidaceous adj. 2.
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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
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > orchids > quality of being an orchid
orchidacity1897
1897 Sat. Rev. 13 Feb. 169 I have power and passion, orchidacity and flamboyancy.
1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Nov. 747/3 He [sc. Kenneth Grahame].., sheltered within the sinister orchidacity of the Yellow Book, wrote ‘pagan’ papers full of the fresh air.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1897- sterlets
- still as stone
- still away
- still forth
- still hunt
- still in the game
- still less
- still life
- still lifes
- still nose
- still of noise
- still opece
- still opece a peace
- still opece opeese; corruptly off pees
- still opece opese
- still out
- still still
- still water
- still waters run deep
- still-air
- still-bait
- still-baiting
- still-birth
- still-born
- still-bottoms