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flor·id
 florid
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- pronunciation:
- flo
rihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of the skin, red or ruddy in color.
He was a man of florid complexion.- synonyms:
- reddish, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine
- antonyms:
- pale, pallid
- similar words:
- blowzy, blushing, flush, flushed
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| definition 2: |
highly ornamented; flowery; elaborate.
She finds his writing lush and poetical, but I find it too florid and keep wishing he'd move the story along.- synonyms:
- flamboyant, flowery, ornate, rococo, showy
- antonyms:
- plain, stark
- similar words:
- baroque, busy, elaborate, flashy, garish, gaudy, luxuriant, ostentatious, overwrought
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| related words: |
dashing, fancy, flamboyant, ornate, rosy, ruddy, showy |
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| derivations: |
floridly (adv.), floridity (n.), floridness (n.) |
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