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florid

/ˈflɒɹɪd/ UK
/ˈfloɹɪd/ Canada, US
/ˈflɑɹɪd/ New York City, Philadelphia

Rhymes with -ɒɹɪd

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From French floride (“flourishing”), from Latin floridus (“flowery, blooming”). Doublet of Florida.

adjective more florid · most florid

Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy. Red looked up, his florid, freckled face wet with melon, and grinned widely: “You know, fellers, I just don’t know what we’d do without Mr. Flora.” Red was to wind up watermelonless in the U.S. Navy!
Elaborately ornate; flowery.
of a disorder In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state. florid psychosis
obsolete Flourishing; in the bloom of health. Mean while Peregrine guessing the good fortune of his friend, and allured by the attractions of the maid, who was a cleanly florid girl, employed his address to such effectual purpose, that she yielded to his efforts; and he was as happy as such a conquest could make him.

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adj having a rosy colour

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"florid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/florid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{florid_2026,
  title = {florid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/florid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}