HyperDic: florid

English > 2 senses of the word florid:
ADJECTIVEallflorid, aureate, flamboyantelaborately or excessively ornamented
allflorid, rubicund, ruddy, sanguineinclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
florid > pronunciation
Soundsflao'rahd
Rhymesabbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd...
English > florid: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningelaborately or excessively ornamented.
Example "the senator's florid speech"
Synonymsaureate, flamboyant
Broaderfancynot plain
Spanishaltisonante, ampuloso, florido, grandilocuente, ostentoso, recargado, rimbombante
Catalanaltisonant, ampul·lós, florit, grandiloqüent, ostentós, recarregat
Nounsfloridnessextravagant elaborateness
Adverbsfloridlyin a florid manner
English > florid: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningInclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life.
Synonymsrubicund, ruddy, sanguine
BroaderhealthyHaving or indicating good health in body or mind
Spanishrubicunda, rubicundo, sanguino
Catalanrubicund, rubicunda

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