Lexic.us

Definition of Florid

1. Adjective. Elaborately or excessively ornamented. "The senator's florid speech"

2. Adjective. Inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life. "A fresh and sanguine complexion"

Definition of Florid

1. a. Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery.

Definition of Florid

1. ruddy [adj] : FLORIDLY [adv] - See also: ruddy

Medical Definition of Florid

1. 1. Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery. "Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree." (Jer. Taylor) 2. Bright in colour; flushed with red; of a lively reddish colour; as, a florid countenance. 3. Embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style; florid eloquence. 4. Flowery; ornamental; running in rapid melodic figures, divisions, or passages, as in variations; full of fioriture or little ornamentations. Origin: L. Floridus, fr. Flos, floris, flower. See Flower. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Florid

floriation floriations floribunda floribundas floricane floricanes floricmous floricultural floricultural floriculture

floriculture floricultures floriculturist floriculturists florid (current term) florid (current term) Florida Florida arrowroot florida bean Florida bean

Florida gallinule Florida keys Florida pompano florida selaginella Florida smoothhound Florida strangler fig Florida strap fern Florida water rat Florida yew florideae

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