Meaning
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- To thrive or grow well.
- To prosper or fare well.
- To be in a period of greatest influence.
- To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
- To make bold, sweeping movements with.
- To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
- To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
- 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.
- To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
- (obsolete) To boast; to vaunt; to brag.
- To brandish (a weapon).
Synonyms
wield
wave about
look healthy
fly high
be prosperous
be successful
yield
grow rich
grow well
meet with success
floral pattern
star actor
participate actively
play an active role
do thriving business
be crowded with people
enjoy great prosperity
be plentiful
be fertile
grow luxuriantly
ostentatious display
have good luck
become a success
crack it
be luxuriant
be succesful
blossom forth
enhance
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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