florid

Meaning

1. Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
2. Elaborately ornate; flowery.
3. In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.
4. (obsolete) Flourishing; in the bloom of health.

Synonyms

ruddy

rosy

rubicund

flowery

reddish

flamboyant

sanguine

ornate

aureate

rococo

showy

gaudy

blooming

gorgeous

garish

gay

glow

lurid

luxuriant

ornamental

pompous

red

rouge

sorrel

varicolored

varicoloured

variegated

red-faced

aithochrous

baroque

beautiful

blatant

bombastic

brilliant

colorful

colourful

elaborate

embellished

fancy

floral

flourishing

full-blooded

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflɒɹɪd/

Etymology

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