adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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US:/ˈfloɹəl/
UK:/ˈflɔːɹəl/
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rhymes with -ɔːɹəl
rhymes with -ɒɹəl
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
floral arrangement
floral tribute
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Portraying flowers, especially in a stylized way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
floral motif
Really, I like the floral pattern on this Chinese vase.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A design involving flowers
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A perfume redolent of flowers
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to the plant life in a particular region
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
characteristic alpine floral elements
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
relating to or associated with flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
floral organs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an unusual floral design
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flowered
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From French floral, from Latin flōrālis, from flōs (“flower”).
Across languages
Translations
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
lulor
— of or pertaining to flowers
Amharic:
አበባማ
(ʾäbäbama)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Arabic:
زَهْرِيّ
(zahriyy)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Armenian:
ծաղկային
(caġkayin)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Asturian:
floral
— of or pertaining to flowers
Belarusian:
кве́ткавы
(kvjétkavy)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Belarusian:
кве́тачны
(kvjétačny)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Bulgarian:
цве́тен
(cvéten)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Catalan:
floral
— of or pertaining to flowers
Chinese Mandarin:
花的
(huā de)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Chinese Mandarin:
花卉的
(huāhuì de)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Corsican:
fiorale
— of or pertaining to flowers
Corsican:
fiurale
— of or pertaining to flowers
Corsican:
fiureale
— of or pertaining to flowers
Corsican:
flurale
— of or pertaining to flowers
Czech:
květinový
— of or pertaining to flowers
Esperanto:
flora
— of or pertaining to flowers
Finnish:
kukka-
— of or pertaining to flowers
French:
floral
— of or pertaining to flowers
Friulian:
floreâl
— of or pertaining to flowers
Galician:
floral
— of or pertaining to flowers
Georgian:
ყვავილისა
(q̇vavilisa)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Georgian:
საყვავილე
(saq̇vavile)
— of or pertaining to flowers
German:
floral
— of or pertaining to flowers
German:
Blumen-
— of or pertaining to flowers
Greek:
άνθινος
(ánthinos)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Greek:
ανθικός
(anthikós)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Ancient Greek:
ἀνθικός
(anthikós)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Ancient Greek:
ἄνθινος
(ánthinos)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Hungarian:
virágos
— of or pertaining to flowers
Irish:
bláthach
— of or pertaining to flowers
Italian:
floreale
— of or pertaining to flowers
Japanese:
花の
(hana no)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Korean:
꽃의
(kkoch-ui)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Latin:
flōrālis
— of or pertaining to flowers
Latvian:
puķains
— of or pertaining to flowers
Macedonian:
цветен
(cveten)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Mauritian Creole:
floral
— of or pertaining to flowers
Piedmontese:
fioral
— of or pertaining to flowers
Polish:
kwiatowy
— of or pertaining to flowers
Portuguese:
floral
— of or pertaining to flowers
Romanian:
floral
— of or pertaining to flowers
Russian:
цвето́чный
(cvetóčnyj)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Serbo-Croatian:
цвѐтнӣ
— of or pertaining to flowers
Serbo-Croatian:
цвјѐтнӣ
— of or pertaining to flowers
Serbo-Croatian:
cvètnī
— of or pertaining to flowers
Serbo-Croatian:
cvjètnī
— of or pertaining to flowers
Slovak:
kvetinový
— of or pertaining to flowers
Slovene:
cvetličen
— of or pertaining to flowers
Spanish:
floral
— of or pertaining to flowers
Swedish:
blom-
— of or pertaining to flowers
Swedish:
blomster-
— of or pertaining to flowers
Ukrainian:
квіткови́й
(kvitkovýj)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Ukrainian:
кві́тчаний
(kvítčanyj)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Yiddish:
בלומיק
(blumik)
— of or pertaining to flowers
Chinese Mandarin:
花卉的
(huāhuì de)
— portraying flowers