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florid

adj
/ˈflɒɹɪd/UK/ˈfloɹɪd/CA/ˈflɑɹɪd/

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 Latin flōridus French floride English florid From French floride (“flourishing”), from Latin floridus (“flowery, blooming”). Doublet of Florida.

  1. derived from floridus — “flowery, blooming”
  2. derived from *-iðos Latin -idus Latin flōridus French floride English florid From French floride✻ — “flourishing”
  3. derived from *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✻

Definitions

  1. Having a rosy or pale red colour

    Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.

  2. Elaborately ornate

    Elaborately ornate; flowery.

  3. 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.
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    1. Flourishing

      Flourishing; in the bloom of health.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA