Florid
adjective
Having a reddish or rosy color.
His face turned florid from embarrassment
Often appears as...
- florid complexion
- florid face
adjective
Overly detailed or complicated.
His florid writing style can be overwhelming for some readers
Often appears as...
- florid prose
- florid style
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Literary
adjective
Showy or excessively ornate.
The room was decorated with florid wallpapers and drapes
Often appears as...
- florid decoration
- florid pattern
adjective
Having a reddish or rosy color.
His face turned florid from embarrassment
Often appears as...
- florid complexion
- florid face
adjective
Overly detailed or complicated.
His florid writing style can be overwhelming for some readers
Often appears as...
- florid prose
- florid style
Usage tips
Literary
adjective
Showy or excessively ornate.
The room was decorated with florid wallpapers and drapes
Often appears as...
- florid decoration
- florid pattern
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotion Indicator
Florid often describes a facial color linked to strong emotions, usually embarrassment or excitement.
The audience's laughter made his florid face even more noticeable.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Health
Can indicate good health or exertion, like after exercise, not just embarrassment.
After jogging, her florid cheeks signaled her vigorous effort.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
A florid complexion might imply too much alcohol or sun, suggesting a negative reason for the redness.
He had a suspiciously florid hue after the lunch break.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotion Indicator
Florid often describes a facial color linked to strong emotions, usually embarrassment or excitement.
The audience's laughter made his florid face even more noticeable.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Health
Can indicate good health or exertion, like after exercise, not just embarrassment.
After jogging, her florid cheeks signaled her vigorous effort.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
A florid complexion might imply too much alcohol or sun, suggesting a negative reason for the redness.
He had a suspiciously florid hue after the lunch break.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotion Indicator
Florid often describes a facial color linked to strong emotions, usually embarrassment or excitement.
The audience's laughter made his florid face even more noticeable.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Health
Can indicate good health or exertion, like after exercise, not just embarrassment.
After jogging, her florid cheeks signaled her vigorous effort.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
A florid complexion might imply too much alcohol or sun, suggesting a negative reason for the redness.
He had a suspiciously florid hue after the lunch break.
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very important very sacred so innocent okay what is a cenote for people that don't know cenote is yet a cenote I'm sure that's a very good question it's the floret game is the part of the cave that it's florid so you have to dive you have to go under the water there and we continue our exploration there actually one of our former
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and no one has ever called me out on a florid writing style.” She concluded with, “I think if a teacher had simply red-pencilied my childish scribbles, I might have been so discouraged as to never write again.” Another author,
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Hangout in an Ancient...
very important very sacred so innocent okay what is a cenote for people that don't know cenote is yet a cenote I'm sure that's a very good question it's the floret game is the part of the cave that it's florid so you have to dive you have to go under the water there and we continue our exploration there actually one of our former
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The Creativity and...
and no one has ever called me out on a florid writing style.” She concluded with, “I think if a teacher had simply red-pencilied my childish scribbles, I might have been so discouraged as to never write again.” Another author,
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Quote examples
Anne Hathaway
American Actress
Whether or not you agree with Ayn Rand - and I have certain issues with some of her beliefs - the woman can tell a story. I mean, the novel as an art form is just in full florid bloom in 'Atlas Shrugged.' It's an unbelievable story. The characters are so compelling, and what she's saying is mind-expanding.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
Of my old tendency to overdo the dedication and deface the title page with florid compliments and obscure quotes which the recipient cannot read, I will say only that I learnt my lesson when I had to shell out with my own money for a hardback I'd vandalised and now limit myself to 'Good wishes.
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Steve Rushin
American Journalist
On its surface, the HBO documentary series 'Hard Knocks,' about the New York Jets' training camp, resembles another HBO series, 'The Sopranos.' Both star the stout patriarch of a New Jersey 'family' preoccupied with food, intimidation, and florid profanity.
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Barry Hannah
American Novelist
I was always kind of florid. And full of rhetoric. That was my flaw. My whole time writing, I've had to work against that because it can be a wrecking posture.
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Kevin Patterson
Canadian Writer
Mark Helprin and Lawrence Durrell, both of whom write fat and florid novels that appall me now but opened my eyes to the power of fiction when I was in my 20s.
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Douglas Hodge
English Actor
It doesn't matter how big the set is or how florid the music is: if it doesn't touch people's hearts, then I don't want to be in it.
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Anne Hathaway
American Actress
Whether or not you agree with Ayn Rand - and I have certain issues with some of her beliefs - the woman can tell a story. I mean, the novel as an art form is just in full florid bloom in 'Atlas Shrugged.' It's an unbelievable story. The characters are so compelling, and what she's saying is mind-expanding.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
Of my old tendency to overdo the dedication and deface the title page with florid compliments and obscure quotes which the recipient cannot read, I will say only that I learnt my lesson when I had to shell out with my own money for a hardback I'd vandalised and now limit myself to 'Good wishes.
Quote examples
Steve Rushin
American Journalist
On its surface, the HBO documentary series 'Hard Knocks,' about the New York Jets' training camp, resembles another HBO series, 'The Sopranos.' Both star the stout patriarch of a New Jersey 'family' preoccupied with food, intimidation, and florid profanity.
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Barry Hannah
American Novelist
I was always kind of florid. And full of rhetoric. That was my flaw. My whole time writing, I've had to work against that because it can be a wrecking posture.
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Kevin Patterson
Canadian Writer
Mark Helprin and Lawrence Durrell, both of whom write fat and florid novels that appall me now but opened my eyes to the power of fiction when I was in my 20s.
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Douglas Hodge
English Actor
It doesn't matter how big the set is or how florid the music is: if it doesn't touch people's hearts, then I don't want to be in it.
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