flourish

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• Boston, Mid-Atlantic, New-York-City, Received-Pronunciation, US: /ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/
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• Australian: /ˈflɐɹ.ɪ̟ʃ/
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• New-Zealand: /ˈflɐɹ.ɘʃ/
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• Canada, General-American: /ˈflɝ.ɪʃ/
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• US: /ˈflʊ̈ɹ.ɪʃ/
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From Middle English floryschen, from Old French florir (via the arrhizotonic stem floriss-), from Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre, from Latin flōrem (“flower”, noun). Corresponds to flower + -ish.

182 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: размахване (razmahvane) — dramatic gesture
• Catalan: floritura — dramatic gesture
• Dutch: zwaai — dramatic gesture
• Dutch: gezwaai — dramatic gesture
• French: gesticulation — dramatic gesture
• German: überschwengliche Geste — dramatic gesture
• German: große Geste — dramatic gesture
• German: Hieb — dramatic gesture
• Italian: sventolio — dramatic gesture
• Italian: gesticolio — dramatic gesture
• Japanese: 見せびらかし (misebirakashi) — dramatic gesture
• Middle English: floryshe — dramatic gesture
• Spanish: ademanes — dramatic gesture
• Bulgarian: завъртулка (zavǎrtulka) — ornamentation
• Catalan: floritura — ornamentation
• Czech: kudrlinka — ornamentation
• Dutch: versiering — ornamentation
• Dutch: ornament — ornamentation
• Finnish: koukero — ornamentation
• Finnish: koriste — ornamentation
• French: fioriture — ornamentation
• German: Schnörkel — ornamentation
• German: Verzierung — ornamentation
• German: Schwung — ornamentation
• German: Ausschmückung — ornamentation
• Ido: fiorituro — ornamentation
• Italian: svolazzo — ornamentation
• Italian: girigogolo — ornamentation
• Portuguese: floreio — ornamentation
• Russian: ро́счерк (rósčerk) — ornamentation
• Russian: загогу́лина (zagogúlina) — ornamentation
• Russian: завиту́шка (zavitúška) — ornamentation
• Spanish: floritura — ornamentation
• Spanish: floreo — ornamentation
• Ukrainian: ро́зчерк (rózčerk) — ornamentation
• Bulgarian: фанфари (fanfari) — ceremonious passage
• Czech: fanfára — ceremonious passage
• Czech: tuš — ceremonious passage
• Esperanto: fanfaro — ceremonious passage
• French: morceau de bravoure — ceremonious passage
• German: Fanfare — ceremonious passage
• German: Tusch — ceremonious passage
• German: Trompetenstoß — ceremonious passage
• Russian: фанфа́ра (fanfára) — ceremonious passage
• Russian: туш (tuš) — ceremonious passage
• Ukrainian: фанфа́ра (fanfára) — ceremonious passage
• Ukrainian: туш (tuš) — ceremonious passage
• Catalan: ornament — architecture: decorative embellishment
• Finnish: koriste — architecture: decorative embellishment
• German: Ornament — architecture: decorative embellishment
• German: Verzierung — architecture: decorative embellishment
• German: Dekoration — architecture: decorative embellishment
• Armenian: ծաղկել (caġkel) — to thrive or grow well
• Bulgarian: вирея (vireja) — to thrive or grow well
• Catalan: florir — to thrive or grow well
• Chinese Mandarin: 繁榮 /繁荣 (fánróng) — to thrive or grow well
• Czech: vzkvétat — to thrive or grow well
• Czech: dařit se — to thrive or grow well
• Danish: trives — to thrive or grow well
• Danish: florere — to thrive or grow well
• Dutch: floreren — to thrive or grow well
• Dutch: bloeien — to thrive or grow well
• Esperanto: disflori — to thrive or grow well
• Finnish: kukoistaa — to thrive or grow well
• French: fleurir — to thrive or grow well
• German: gedeihen — to thrive or grow well
• German: blühen — to thrive or grow well
• German: spriessen — to thrive or grow well
• German: grünen — to thrive or grow well
• German: sich gut entwickeln — to thrive or grow well
• Ancient Greek: θάλλω (thállō) — to thrive or grow well
• Hindi: उभरना (ubharnā) — to thrive or grow well
• Hindi: पनपना (panapnā) — to thrive or grow well
• Icelandic: dafna — to thrive or grow well
• Icelandic: blómstra — to thrive or grow well
• Ido: florifar — to thrive or grow well
• Italian: fiorire — to thrive or grow well
• Italian: crescere — to thrive or grow well
• Italian: svilupparsi — to thrive or grow well
• Japanese: 繁茂する (hanmo-suru) — to thrive or grow well
• Japanese: 繁栄する (han'ei suru) — to thrive or grow well
• Kazakh: гүлдену (güldenu) — to thrive or grow well
• Kazakh: көркею (körkeü) — to thrive or grow well
• Kazakh: толықсу (tolyqsu) — to thrive or grow well
• Latin: vigeō — to thrive or grow well
• Latin: floreō — to thrive or grow well
• Māori: pāhautea — to thrive or grow well
• Māori: ngaruru — to thrive or grow well
• Middle English: flouren — to thrive or grow well
• Norwegian Bokmål: trives — to thrive or grow well
• Norwegian Bokmål: florere — to thrive or grow well
• Norwegian Nynorsk: bløma — to thrive or grow well
• Occitan: florir — to thrive or grow well
• Portuguese: florescer — to thrive or grow well
• Romanian: înflori — to thrive or grow well
• Russian: процвета́ть (procvetátʹ) — to thrive or grow well
• Spanish: florecer — to thrive or grow well
• Spanish: florescer — to thrive or grow well
• Spanish: medrar — to thrive or grow well
• Swedish: blomstra — to thrive or grow well
• Swedish: frodas — to thrive or grow well
• Ukrainian: процвіта́ти (procvitáty) — to thrive or grow well
• Armenian: ծաղկել (caġkel) — to prosper or fare well
• Bulgarian: процъфтявам (procǎftjavam) — to prosper or fare well
• Catalan: florir — to prosper or fare well
• Czech: prosperovat — to prosper or fare well
• Czech: dařit se — to prosper or fare well
• Czech: vzkvétat — to prosper or fare well
• Dutch: floreren — to prosper or fare well
• Dutch: opbloeien — to prosper or fare well
• Dutch: gedijen — to prosper or fare well
• Esperanto: disflori — to prosper or fare well
• French: fleurir — to prosper or fare well
• German: aufblühen — to prosper or fare well
• German: sich entwickeln — to prosper or fare well
• German: gedeihen — to prosper or fare well
• German: blühen — to prosper or fare well
• German: florieren — to prosper or fare well
• German: eine Blütezeit erleben — to prosper or fare well
• Ancient Greek: ἀκμάζω (akmázō) — to prosper or fare well
• Hindi: उभरना (ubharnā) — to prosper or fare well
• Hindi: पनपना (panapnā) — to prosper or fare well
• Icelandic: dafna — to prosper or fare well
• Icelandic: blómstra — to prosper or fare well
• Ido: florifar — to prosper or fare well
• Italian: prosperare — to prosper or fare well
• Japanese: 栄える (sakaeru) — to prosper or fare well
• Latin: vigeō — to prosper or fare well
• Latin: floreō — to prosper or fare well
• Māori: whakapuāwai — to prosper or fare well
• Middle English: flouren — to prosper or fare well
• Norwegian Bokmål: florere — to prosper or fare well
• Norwegian Bokmål: blomstre — to prosper or fare well
• Occitan: florir — to prosper or fare well
• Occitan: far flòri — to prosper or fare well
• Old English: þēon — to prosper or fare well
• Portuguese: florescer — to prosper or fare well
• Romanian: prospera — to prosper or fare well
• Romanian: înflori — to prosper or fare well
• Spanish: florecer — to prosper or fare well
• Spanish: florescer — to prosper or fare well
• Ukrainian: процвіта́ти (procvitáty) — to prosper or fare well
• Ukrainian: цвісти́ (cvistý) — to prosper or fare well
• Ukrainian: кві́тнути (kvítnuty) — to prosper or fare well
• Czech: mít vliv — to be in a period of greatest influence
• Czech: dopadat — to be in a period of greatest influence
• Dutch: floreren — to be in a period of greatest influence
• Esperanto: flori — to be in a period of greatest influence
• French: fleurir — to be in a period of greatest influence
• German: aufblühen — to be in a period of greatest influence
• German: eine Blütezeit haben — to be in a period of greatest influence
• German: einen Höhepunkt erreichen — to be in a period of greatest influence
• German: kulminieren — to be in a period of greatest influence
• German: großen Erfolg haben — to be in a period of greatest influence
• Italian: fiorire — to be in a period of greatest influence
• Norwegian Bokmål: blomstre — to be in a period of greatest influence
• Old English: þēon — to be in a period of greatest influence
• Romanian: înflori — to be in a period of greatest influence
• Bulgarian: размахвам (razmahvam) — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Czech: rozmachovat se — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Czech: gestikulovat — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Dutch: zwaaien — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Dutch: wuiven — to make bold, sweeping movements
• French: brandir — to make bold, sweeping movements
• German: gestikulieren — to make bold, sweeping movements
• German: schwingen — to make bold, sweeping movements
• German: schwenken — to make bold, sweeping movements
• German: schwungvoll bewegen — to make bold, sweeping movements
• German: überschwenglich gestikulieren — to make bold, sweeping movements
• German: schnörkeln — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Ancient Greek: ἀκμάζω (akmázō) — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Icelandic: sveifla — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Italian: fiorire — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Māori: whakakakapa — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Māori: tīwaiwai — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Māori: whakakapakapa — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Middle English: floryschen — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Norwegian Bokmål: svinge — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Norwegian Bokmål: vise — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Occitan: brandir — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Russian: разма́хивать (razmáxivatʹ) — to make bold, sweeping movements
• Ukrainian: розма́хувати (rozmáxuvaty) — to make bold, sweeping movements