Word Meaning

florid definition and meaning

a. Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery.
a. Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively reddish color; as, a florid countenance.
a. Embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style; florid eloquence.
a. Flowery; ornamental; running in rapid melodic figures, divisions, or passages, as in variations; full of fioriture or little ornamentations.

Crossword clues for florid

- excessively ornate
- Ornate (prose style)
- Rosy-cheeked
- Showy