"florid" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈflɒɹɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-florid.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more florid [comparative], most florid [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒɹɪd Etymology: From French floride (“flourishing”), from Latin floridus (“flowery, blooming”). Doublet of Florida. Etymology templates: {{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 (Chinese Mandarin), 通红 (tōnghóng) (Chinese Mandarin), rozkolora (Esperanto), punakka (Finnish), მოწითალო (moc̣italo) (Georgian), kiriwhero (Maori), rödlätt (Swedish), rödblommig (Swedish), blomstrande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-florid-en-adj-UzhUGeJh Disambiguation of 'having a rosy colour': 85 3 2 9
  2. Elaborately ornate; flowery. Translations (ornate): цветист (cvetist) (Bulgarian), ярък (jarǎk) (Bulgarian), korusanainen (Finnish), runsaasti koristeltu (Finnish), ყვავილოვანი (q̇vavilovani) (Georgian), blomster- (Swedish), blomsterprydd (Swedish), blomsterrik (Swedish), grann (Swedish), prunkande (Swedish), utsirad (Swedish), snirklad (Swedish), yppig (Swedish), överlastad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-florid-en-adj-0QJpn61n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 66 8 17 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 11 56 12 21 Disambiguation of 'ornate': 10 79 2 9
  3. (of a disorder, especially mental) In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.
    Sense id: en-florid-en-adj-RQCg1vRM
  4. (obsolete) Flourishing; in the bloom of health. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-florid-en-adj-LK9guDk1

Inflected forms

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