adj
Meaning 1
Growing, thriving, prospering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a flourishing economy
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Standard Lemma guide
flourishing
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General-American: /ˈflɝɪʃɪŋ/
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New-York-City, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈflʌɹɪʃɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: F L ER1 IH0 SH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An act or instance of thriving or flowering.
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noun
Meaning 3
A bold, sweeping movement.
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noun
Meaning 4
A period of greatest influence.
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noun
Meaning 5
A boasting or bragging.
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noun
Meaning 6
The brandishing of a weapon.
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verb
Meaning 7
present participle and gerund of flourish
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 8
very lively and profitable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- flourishing businesses
- a palmy time for stockbrokers
- a prosperous new business
- doing a roaring trade
- a thriving tourist center
- did a thriving business in orchids
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: booming, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: blomstrende — growing, thriving
- German: blühend — growing, thriving
- Ancient Greek: εὐθαλής (euthalḗs) — growing, thriving
- Irish: rafar — growing, thriving
- Irish: faoi mhaise — growing, thriving
- Irish: faoi bhláth — growing, thriving
- Irish: faoi rath — growing, thriving
- Māori: haemata — growing, thriving
- Norwegian Bokmål: blomstrende — growing, thriving
- Ottoman Turkish: عمران (ʼümran) — growing, thriving