English Explanatory Dictionary

florid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
  2. Elaborately ornate; flowery.
  3. In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.
  4. Flourishing; in the bloom of health.

Pronunciation

/ˈflɒɹɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-florid.wav /ˈfloɹɪd/ /ˈflɑɹɪd/

Word forms

florid more florid most florid

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃s Proto-Italic *flōs Latin flos Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eo 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.

Derived words

floridity floridly floridness overflorid unflorid
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