flourishing

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flourishing

  • /ˈflɝɪʃɪŋ/ US
  • /ˈflʌɹɪʃɪŋ/ New York City, UK

adjective more flourishing · most flourishing

  1. Growing, thriving, prospering. a flourishing economy

    Similar: fortunate, prosperous, successful

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of flourish

noun flourishings

  1. An act or instance of thriving or flowering.
  2. A bold, sweeping movement. Maud took an active part in the drive, and with her cries and flourishings of the broken oar was of considerable assistance. I noticed, though, that whenever one looked tired and lagged, she let it slip past. But I noticed, also, whenever one, with a show of fight, tried to break past, that her eyes
  3. A period of greatest influence.
  4. A boasting or bragging.
  5. The brandishing of a weapon.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: thriving, prosperous, healthy, successful, growing, roaring, booming, palmy, prospering, prosperity, fulfilment, affluent, wealthy, strong, renowned, robust

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adj growing, thriving

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@misc{flourishing_2026,
  title = {flourishing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flourishing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}