FLORID


Meaning of FLORID in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.