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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
flor·id    Audio Help   [flawr-id, flor-] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
2.flowery; excessively ornate; showy: florid writing.
3.Obsolete. abounding in or consisting of flowers.
[Origin: 1635–45; < L flōridus, equiv. to flōr(ére) to bloom (see florescence) + -idus -id4]

—Related forms
flo·rid·i·ty    Audio Help   [flaw-rid-i-tee, fluh-] Pronunciation Key, flor·id·ness, noun
flor·id·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 2. flamboyant, grandiloquent, rococo; flash, gaudy.
—Antonyms 1. pale. 2. plain, simple, unaffected.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  ornate
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Elaborately and heavily ornamented.
Synonyms:  baroque, flamboyant, rococo
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  ruddy
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Of a healthy reddish color.
Synonyms:  blooming, flush, flushed, full-blooded, glowing, rosy, rubicund, sanguine
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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