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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flor•id /ˈflɔrɪd, ˈflɑr-/USA pronunciation adj. - reddish;
ruddy; rosy:a florid complexion. - flowery;
excessively ornate; showy:florid writing. See -flor-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flor•id (flôr′id, flor′-),USA pronunciation adj. - reddish; ruddy;
rosy:a florid complexion. - flowery;
excessively ornate; showy:florid writing. - [Obs.]abounding in or consisting of flowers.
- Latin flōridus, equivalent. to flōr(ēre) to bloom (see florescence) + -idus -id4
- 1635–45
flo•rid•i•ty (flô rid′i tē, flə-),USA pronunciation flor′id•ness, n. flor′id•ly, adv. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flamboyant, grandiloquent, rococo; flash, gaudy.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pale.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged plain, simple, unaffected.
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