noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being florid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
floridness
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noun
Meaning 2
extravagant elaborateness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he wrote with great flamboyance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flamboyance, floridity, showiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ornateness, elaborateness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin flōreō Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin flōridus French floride English florid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English floridness From florid + -ness.