florid

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈflɒɹɪd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈfloɹɪd/
• (New York City, Philadelphia) IPA^(key): /ˈflɑɹɪd/
• Rhymes: -ɒɹɪd

Adjective

florid (comparative more florid, superlative most florid)

1. Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
2. Elaborately ornate; flowery.
3. (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.

4. (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

• Bulgarian: зачервен (bg) (začerven)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 通紅／通红 (zh) (tōnghóng)

• Esperanto: rozkolora (eo)
• Finnish: punakka (fi)
• Georgian: მოწითალო (moc̣italo)
• Maori: kiriwhero
• Swedish: rödlätt (sv), rödblommig (sv), blomstrande (sv)

ornate

• Bulgarian: цветист (bg) (cvetist), ярък (bg) (jarǎk)
• Finnish: korusanainen, runsaasti koristeltu
• Georgian: ყვავილოვანი (q̇vavilovani)
• Swedish: blomster- (sv), blomsterprydd, blomsterrik, grann (sv), prunkande (sv), utsirad (sv), snirklad (sv), yppig (sv), överlastad (sv)

Anagrams

• Ilford

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin floridus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [floˈʁiːt]
• Hyphenation: flo‧rid

• Audio:

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Adjective

florid (strong nominative masculine singular florider, comparative florider, superlative am floridesten)

1. (of a disease) active, florid

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

Further reading

• “florid” in Duden online
• “florid” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin floridus.

Adjective

florid m or n (feminine singular floridă, masculine plural florizi, feminine and neuter plural floride)

1. blooming

Declension

Declension of florid

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	florid		floridă	florizi	floride
	definite	floridul		florida	florizii	floridele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	florid		floride	florizi	floride
	definite	floridului		floridei	florizilor	floridelor