"florid" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈflɒɹɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfloɹɪd/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈflɑɹɪd/ [New-York-City, Philadelphia] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-florid.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more florid [comparative], most florid [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒɹɪd Etymology: Etymology tree Latin flōreō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin flōridus French floride English florid From French floride (“flourishing”), from Latin floridus (“flowery, blooming”). Doublet of Florida. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:uder|fr:floride<ety:uder<la:flōridus>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin flōreō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin flōridus French floride English florid [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "do", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-iðos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-idus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "flōridus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "floride", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "florid", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="florid">, {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰleh₃-}}, {{uder|en|fr|floride||flourishing}} French floride (“flourishing”), {{uder|en|la|floridus||flowery, blooming}} Latin floridus (“flowery, blooming”), {{doublet|en|Florida}} Doublet of Florida Head templates: {{en-adj}} florid (comparative more florid, superlative most florid)
  1. Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy. Translations (having a rosy colour): зачервен (začerven) (Bulgarian), 通紅 /通红 (tōnghóng) (Chinese Mandarin), růžolící (Czech), rozkolora (Esperanto), punakka (Finnish), მოწითალო (moc̣italo) (Georgian), kiriwhero (Māori), rödlätt (Swedish), rödblommig (Swedish), blomstrande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-florid-en-adj-UzhUGeJh Disambiguation of 'having a rosy colour': 86 4 2 8
  2. Elaborately ornate; flowery. Translations (ornate): цветист (cvetist) (Bulgarian), ярък (jarăk) (Bulgarian), květnatý (Czech), zdobený (Czech), korusanainen (Finnish), runsaasti koristeltu (Finnish), ყვავილოვანი (q̇vavilovani) (Georgian), kwiecisty (Polish), blomster- (Swedish), blomsterprydd (Swedish), blomsterrik (Swedish), grann (Swedish), prunkande (Swedish), utsirad (Swedish), snirklad (Swedish), yppig (Swedish), överlastad (Swedish)
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  3. (of a disorder, especially mental) In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.
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  4. (obsolete) Flourishing; in the bloom of health. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-florid-en-adj-LK9guDk1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: floridity, floridly, floridness, overflorid, unflorid

Inflected forms

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        "Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy."
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          "rosy"
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        "In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state."
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        "(of a disorder, especially mental) In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state."
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        "(obsolete) Flourishing; in the bloom of health."
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        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/ˈflɑɹɪd/",
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        "Philadelphia"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "začerven",
      "sense": "having a rosy colour",
      "word": "зачервен"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "tōnghóng",
      "sense": "having a rosy colour",
      "word": "通紅 /通红"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "having a rosy colour",
      "word": "růžolící"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "having a rosy colour",
      "word": "rozkolora"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "having a rosy colour",
      "word": "punakka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "moc̣italo",
      "sense": "having a rosy colour",
      "word": "მოწითალო"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "having a rosy colour",
      "word": "kiriwhero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "having a rosy colour",
      "word": "rödlätt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "having a rosy colour",
      "word": "rödblommig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "having a rosy colour",
      "word": "blomstrande"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "cvetist",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "цветист"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "jarăk",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "ярък"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "květnatý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "zdobený"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "korusanainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "runsaasti koristeltu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "q̇vavilovani",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "ყვავილოვანი"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "kwiecisty"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "blomster-"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "blomsterprydd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "blomsterrik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "grann"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "prunkande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "utsirad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "snirklad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "yppig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "ornate",
      "word": "överlastad"
    }
  ],
  "word": "florid"
}

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