Definition of Florid. Meaning of Florid. Synonyms of Florid

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Definition of Florid

Florid
Florid Flor"id, a. [L. floridus, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower.] 1. Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery. [R.] Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively reddish color; as, a florid countenance. 3. Embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style; florid eloquence. 4. (Mus.) Flowery; ornamental; running in rapid melodic figures, divisions, or passages, as in variations; full of fioriture or little ornamentations.

Meaning of Florid from wikipedia

- up florid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Florid may refer to: Florid, Illinois, US, an unincorporated community Great Wall Florid, a car Florid cutaneous...
- Josias de Soûlas, known as "Floridor", Sieur de Prinefosse (c.1608-14 August 1671) was a French actor. He was born in Brie early in the 17th century, the...
- Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages...
- The Great Wall Florid (Chinese: 长城炫丽; pinyin: Chángchéng Xuànlì) is a subcompact car produced by the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motors between 2008...
- essential. The term coloratura is most commonly applied to the elaborate and florid figuration or ornamentation in classical (late 18th century) and romantic...
- of African descent), focal cemento-osseous dysplasia (Caucasians), and florid cemento-osseous dysplasia (African descent). Periapical occurs most commonly...
- Endosalpingiosis is a condition in which fallopian tube-like epithelium is found outside the fallopian tube. It is unknown what causes this condition....
- Florid cutaneous papillomatosis (FCP), is an obligate paraneoplastic syndrome. FCP begins as the sudden onset of numerous cutaneous papillomas that are...
- and parodied phrase considered to represent "the archetypal example of a florid, melodramatic style of fiction writing", also known as purple prose. The...
- Florid is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, Illinois, United States, located about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Hennepin. "US Board on Geographic...