adj.1 ruddy; flushed; high-coloured (a florid complexion).
2 (of a book, a picture, music, architecture, etc.) elaborately ornate; ostentatious; showy.
3 adorned with or as with flowers; flowery.
Derivatives:
floridity n. floridly adv. floridness n.
Etymology: F floride or L floridus f. flos floris flower