flourish
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flourish
- /ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/ Boston, Mid Atlantic, New York City
- /ˈflɐɹ.ɪ̟ʃ/ Australia
- /ˈflɐɹ.ɘʃ/ New Zealand
- /ˈflɝ.ɪʃ/ Canada, US
- /ˈflʊ̈ɹ.ɪʃ/ US
Rhymes with -ʌɹɪʃ, (hypercorrection) -ʊɹɪʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English floryschen, from Old French florir (via the arrhizotonic stem floriss-), from Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre, from Latin flōrem (“flower”, noun). Corresponds to flower + -ish.
verb flourishes · flourishing · flourished · florysh · floryshe
- To thrive or grow well. The barley flourished in the warm weather.
- To prosper or fare well. The town flourished with the coming of the railway.
- To be in a period of greatest influence. His writing flourished before the war.
- To develop; to make thrive; to expand. But all that I ſhall ſay in this vvhole Argument, vvill be but like Bottomes of Thred, cloſe vvound vp, vvhich vvith a good Needle (perhaps) may be flouriſhed into large VVorkes.
- To make bold, sweeping movements with. They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace.
- To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion. Impetuous spread the stream, and smoking flourished o'er his head.
- To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions. They dilate […] and flourish long upon little incidents.
- To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
- To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish. With shadowy verdure flourish'd high, A sudden youth the groves enjoy.
- To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude. Why do the emperor's trumpets flourish thus?
- To boast; to vaunt; to brag.
- To brandish (a weapon).
- To be known to have been alive at a particular time or in a particular period, where one's birth and death dates are not known; to have been active during a specified period; floruit. John Smith (flourished 1425-1432) was...
noun flourishes · florysh · floryshe
- A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag. With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue.
- An ornamentation. His signature ended with a flourish.
- A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare. The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church.
- A decorative embellishment on a building.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: thrive, prosper, get ahead, expand, brandish, boom, wave, fanfare, fligh high, prosperity, grow, development, develop, spread, generalize, proliferate
Translations
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verb to thrive or grow well
| Español | florecer, florescer, medrar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 繁茂する hanmo-suru, 繁栄する han'ei suru |
| 中文 | 繁榮 /繁荣 fánróng |
| हिन्दी | उभरना ubharnā, पनपना panapnā |
| Português | florescer |
| Français | fleurir |
| Deutsch | gedeihen, blühen, spriessen, grünen, sich gut entwickeln |
| Italiano | fiorire, crescere, svilupparsi |
| Română | înflori |
| Русский | процвета́ть procvetátʹ |
verb to prosper or fare well
| Español | florecer, florescer |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 栄える sakaeru |
| हिन्दी | उभरना ubharnā, पनपना panapnā |
| Português | florescer |
| Français | fleurir |
| Deutsch | aufblühen, sich entwickeln, gedeihen, blühen, florieren, eine Blütezeit erleben |
| Italiano | prosperare |
| Română | prospera, înflori |
verb to be in a period of greatest influence
| Français | fleurir |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | aufblühen, eine Blütezeit haben, einen Höhepunkt erreichen, kulminieren, großen Erfolg haben |
| Italiano | fiorire |
| Română | înflori |
verb to make bold, sweeping movements
| Français | brandir |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | gestikulieren, schwingen, schwenken, schwungvoll bewegen, überschwenglich gestikulieren, schnörkeln |
| Italiano | fiorire |
| Русский | разма́хивать razmáxivatʹ |
noun architecture: decorative embellishment
| Deutsch | Ornament, Verzierung, Dekoration |
|---|
noun dramatic gesture
| Español | ademanes |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 見せびらかし misebirakashi |
| Français | gesticulation |
| Deutsch | überschwengliche Geste, große Geste, Hieb |
| Italiano | sventolio, gesticolio |
noun ornamentation
| Español | floritura, floreo |
|---|---|
| Português | floreio |
| Français | fioriture |
| Deutsch | Schnörkel, Verzierung, Schwung, Ausschmückung |
| Italiano | svolazzo, girigogolo |
| Русский | ро́счерк rósčerk, загогу́лина zagogúlina, завиту́шка zavitúška |
noun ceremonious passage
| Français | morceau de bravoure |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Fanfare, Tusch, Trompetenstoß |
| Русский | фанфа́ра fanfára, туш tuš |
Talk about this word "flourish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flourish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flourish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flourish "flourish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flourish.Cite this
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