florid English

Meaning florid meaning

What does florid mean?

florid

— adjective (= flamboyant) elaborately or excessively ornamented flamboyant handwriting the senator's florid speech

— adjective (= rubicund, ruddy, sanguine) inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life a ruddy complexion Santa's rubicund cheeks a fresh and sanguine complexion

Synonyms florid synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as florid?

florid English » English

ruddy

rubicund

rosy

reddish

flowery

flamboyant

sanguine

ornate

showy

rococo

gorgeous

gaudy

blooming

aureate

variegated

varicoloured

varicolored

sorrel

rouge

red-faced

red

pompous

ornamental

luxuriant

lurid

glow

gay

garish

full-blooded

flourishing

floral

fancy

embellished

elaborate

colourful

colorful

brilliant

bombastic

blatant

beautiful

baroque

aithochrous

Topics florid topics

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Person Body

Skin

• What words describe the color of a person's skin?
  flesh (colored) white black blotchy red bloom blush fair dark florid glowing sanguine swarthy albino