florid
English
Etymology
From French floride (“flourishing”), from Latin floridus (“flowery, blooming”). Doublet of Florida.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflɒɹɪd/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒɹɪd
Adjective
florid (comparative more florid, superlative most florid)
- Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
- Elaborately ornate; flowery.
- (of a disorder, especially mental) In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.
- florid psychosis
- 2019, Dave Eggers, The Parade, N.Y.: Vintage Books, page 107:
- His visions of their plans and his imminent detention were so florid that the reality, wherein he was unharmed and simply sitting in the cab of the RS-80 and continuing his slow work on the road, was far less plausible.
- (obsolete) Flourishing; in the bloom of health.
- 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
- Mean while Peregrine guessing the good fortune of his friend, and allured by the attractions of the maid, who was a cleanly florid girl, employed his address to such effectual purpose, that she yielded to his efforts; and he was as happy as such a conquest could make him.
Translations
having a rosy colour
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [floˈʁiːt]
- Hyphenation: flo‧rid
Audio (file)
Adjective
florid (strong nominative masculine singular florider, comparative florider, superlative am floridesten)
Declension
Positive forms of florid
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist florid | sie ist florid | es ist florid | sie sind florid | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | florider | floride | florides | floride |
| genitive | floriden | florider | floriden | florider | |
| dative | floridem | florider | floridem | floriden | |
| accusative | floriden | floride | florides | floride | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der floride | die floride | das floride | die floriden |
| genitive | des floriden | der floriden | des floriden | der floriden | |
| dative | dem floriden | der floriden | dem floriden | den floriden | |
| accusative | den floriden | die floride | das floride | die floriden | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein florider | eine floride | ein florides | (keine) floriden |
| genitive | eines floriden | einer floriden | eines floriden | (keiner) floriden | |
| dative | einem floriden | einer floriden | einem floriden | (keinen) floriden | |
| accusative | einen floriden | eine floride | ein florides | (keine) floriden | |
Comparative forms of florid
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist florider | sie ist florider | es ist florider | sie sind florider | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | floriderer | floridere | florideres | floridere |
| genitive | florideren | floriderer | florideren | floriderer | |
| dative | floriderem | floriderer | floriderem | florideren | |
| accusative | florideren | floridere | florideres | floridere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der floridere | die floridere | das floridere | die florideren |
| genitive | des florideren | der florideren | des florideren | der florideren | |
| dative | dem florideren | der florideren | dem florideren | den florideren | |
| accusative | den florideren | die floridere | das floridere | die florideren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein floriderer | eine floridere | ein florideres | (keine) florideren |
| genitive | eines florideren | einer florideren | eines florideren | (keiner) florideren | |
| dative | einem florideren | einer florideren | einem florideren | (keinen) florideren | |
| accusative | einen florideren | eine floridere | ein florideres | (keine) florideren | |
Superlative forms of florid
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist am floridesten | sie ist am floridesten | es ist am floridesten | sie sind am floridesten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | floridester | florideste | floridestes | florideste |
| genitive | floridesten | floridester | floridesten | floridester | |
| dative | floridestem | floridester | floridestem | floridesten | |
| accusative | floridesten | florideste | floridestes | florideste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der florideste | die florideste | das florideste | die floridesten |
| genitive | des floridesten | der floridesten | des floridesten | der floridesten | |
| dative | dem floridesten | der floridesten | dem floridesten | den floridesten | |
| accusative | den floridesten | die florideste | das florideste | die floridesten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein floridester | eine florideste | ein floridestes | (keine) floridesten |
| genitive | eines floridesten | einer floridesten | eines floridesten | (keiner) floridesten | |
| dative | einem floridesten | einer floridesten | einem floridesten | (keinen) floridesten | |
| accusative | einen floridesten | eine florideste | ein floridestes | (keine) floridesten | |
Romanian
Adjective
florid m or n (feminine singular floridă, masculine plural florizi, feminine and neuter plural floride)
Declension
Declension of florid
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