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FLORID
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
Example:
a fresh and sanguine complexion
Synonyms:
florid; rubicund; ruddy; sanguine
Classified under:
Similar:
healthy (having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Elaborately or excessively ornamented
Example:
the senator's florid speech
Synonyms:
aureate; flamboyant; florid
Classified under:
Similar:
fancy (not plain; decorative or ornamented)
Derivation:
floridness (extravagant elaborateness)