transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈflȯr-əd, ˈflär- ]
adjective
Etymology: Latin floridus blooming, flowery, from florēre
Date: 1651
1.
a. obsolete : covered with flowers
b. : very flowery in style : ornate
florid prose
florid declamations
also : having a florid style
a florid writer
c. : elaborately decorated
a florid interior
2.
a. : tinged with red : ruddy
a florid complexion
b. : marked by emotional or sexual fervor
a florid secret life
a florid sensibility
3. archaic : healthy
4. : fully developed : manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome
the florid stage of a disease
• flo·rid·i·ty flə-ˈri-də-tē, flȯ- noun
• flor·id·ly ˈflȯr-əd-lē, ˈflär- adverb
• flor·id·ness -nəs noun