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florid

/ˈflɒɹɪd/US/ˈfloɹɪd/

florid adjective: having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.

Adjective

florid (comparative more florid, superlative most florid)

  1. Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
    • Red looked up, his florid, freckled face wet with melon, and grinned widely: “You know, fellers, I just don’t know what we’d do without Mr. Flora.” Red was to wind up watermelonless in the U.S. Navy!2000, Frank F[urlong] Mathias, “Camp Black Hawk and Carlisle Christianity”, in The GI Generation: A Memoir, Lexington, Ky.: University Press of Kentucky, →ISBN, page 198
  2. Elaborately ornate; flowery.
  3. (especially mental) 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.2019, Dave Eggers, The Parade, N.Y.: Vintage Books, page 107
  4. (obsolete) Flourishing; in the bloom of health.
    • Mean while Peregrine guessing the good fortune of his friend, and allured by the attractions of the maid, who was a cleanly florid girl, employed his address to such effectual purpose, that she yielded to his efforts; and he was as happy as such a conquest could make him.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

florid meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

florid in Tamil

சிகப்பு, சிவந்த, செக்கச்சிவந்த, செஞ்சிவந்த

florid in Urdu

florid
چمکیلا camkīlā

florid in Bengali

অত্যধিক অলঙ্কৃত, লালচে

florid in Malayalam

വർണ്ണശബളമായ, ഉജ്ജ്വലമായ, പുഷ്പസമൃദ്ധമായ, ചുവപ്പുനിറമുള്ള
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florid in Kannada
ಆಡಂಬರದ, ತೋರಿಕೆಯ, ಅಲಂಕಾರಿಕ, ಬೆಡಗಿನ

Forms of florid

comparativemore florid
superlativemost florid

Origin of florid

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

Words formed from florid

Words that rhyme with florid

Questions about florid

What does florid mean?
Florid means having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
What is florid in Tamil?
Florid in Tamil is சிகப்பு, சிவந்த, செக்கச்சிவந்த. See Florid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is florid?
Florid is an adjective.
How do you pronounce florid?
Florid is pronounced /ˈflɒɹɪd/ (UK).

Words near florid in the dictionary

  1. floriculturally
  2. floriculture
  3. floricultures
  4. floriculturist
  5. floriculturists
  6. florid
  7. Florida
  8. Florida anise
  9. Florida arrowroot
  10. Florida Bay
  11. Florida bean

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: florid (page history and authors); florid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); چمکیلا (Urdu) (page history and authors); florid (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); florid (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); florid (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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