— floridity /flaw rid"i tee, fleuh-/ , floridness , n. — floridly , adv.
/flawr"id, flor"-/ , adj.
1. reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
2. flowery; excessively ornate; showy: florid writing.
3. Obs. abounding in or consisting of flowers.
[ 1635-45; floridus, equiv. to flor ( ere ) to bloom (see FLORESCENCE) + -idus -ID 4 ]
Syn. 2. flamboyant, grandiloquent, rococo; flash, gaudy.
Ant. 1. pale. 2. plain, simple, unaffected.