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flor·id
I. \ˈflȯrə̇d, -lär-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin floridus, from flor-, flos flower — more at blow (to bloom)
1.
a. obsolete : covered with or abounding in flowers : flowery
b. : embellished with flowers of rhetoric : excessively ornate : enriched to excess with or as if with figures
< a florid literary style >
< florid baroque architecture >
c. of music or counterpoint : ornate and embellished : full of elaboration : figurate
d. : showy and gaudy and usually without solid worth or justification
2. : flushed or tinged with red : ruddy : of a lively reddish color
< a florid complexion >
3. : marked by health and vigor
< a florid old age >
: vigorous and flourishing
< she was a picture of florid health >
4. of a disease : fully developed : manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome
< florid rickets >
Synonyms: see ornate
II. adjective
: marked by emotional or sexual fervor
< a florid secret life >
< a florid sensibility > |