Florid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

elaborately or excessively ornamented

inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɔːɹɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɒɹɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɒɹɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈɔːɹɪd/.

Examples

flamboyant handwriting
the senator's florid speech
a ruddy complexion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ruddy rubicund sanguine flamboyant aureate

Parts of Speech

adjective	elaborately or excessively ornamented “flamboyant handwriting”
adjective	inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life “a ruddy complexion”

Word Forms

floridness	noun	extravagant elaborateness
flamboyant	noun	showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
flamboyance	noun	extravagant elaborateness
ruddiness	noun	a healthy reddish complexion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

blumig

aufwendig oder übermäßig verziert

🇫🇷French

fleuri

richement ou excessivement orné

🇪🇸Spanish

florido

elaborada o excesivamente ornamentada

🇮🇹Italian

florido

riccamente o eccessivamente ornati

🇳🇱Dutch

bloemrijk

uitvoerig of overmatig versierd

🇵🇹Portuguese

florido

elaboradamente ou excessivamente ornamentado

🇷🇺Russian

витиеватый

тщательно или чрезмерно украшенный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गहरे रंग का

विस्तृत या अत्यधिक अलंकृत

🇧🇩Bengali

ফ্লোরিড

🇮🇳Tamil

புளோரிட்

விரிவாக அல்லது அதிகமாக அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫ్లోరిడ్

విస్తృతంగా లేదా అధికంగా అలంకరించబడిన

🇮🇳Marathi

पुष्पगुच्छ

विस्तृतपणे किंवा जास्त प्रमाणात सुशोभित केलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફૂલવાળું

ઝીણવટપૂર્વક અથવા વધુ પડતું શણગારેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ಲೋರಿಡ್

ವಿಸ್ತಾರವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലോറിഡ്

വിശദമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അമിതമായി അലങ്കാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੁੱਲਦਾਰ

ਵਿਸਤ੍ਰਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਸਜਾਏ ਹੋਏ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھول دار

تفصیل سے یا ضرورت سے زیادہ سجا ہوا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

华丽的

精心或过度装饰

🇯🇵Japanese

華やかな

精巧に、または過度に装飾されている

🇰🇷Korean

화려한

정교하게 또는 과도하게 장식된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tươi như hoa

trang trí công phu hoặc quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

ดอกไม้

ตกแต่งอย่างประณีตหรือตกแต่งมากเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

jerau

hiasan yang rumit atau berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

mabulaklak

detalyado o labis na pinalamutian

🇲🇾Malay

kembang

berhias rapi atau berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزهر

مزخرفة بشكل متقن أو مفرط

🇮🇷Persian

گلدار

به طور مفصل یا بیش از حد تزئین شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

gösterişli

özenle veya aşırı süslenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲדַמדַם

מעוטר בצורה משוכללת או מוגזמת

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