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Synonyms for floridness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : flawr-id, flor-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈflɔr ɪd, ˈflɒr-

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Définition of floridness

Origin :
  • 1640s, "strikingly beautiful," from French floride "flourishing," from Latin floridus "flowery, in bloom," from flos "flower" (see flora). Sense of "ruddy" is first recorded 1640s. Meaning "profusely adorned, as with flowers," is from 1650s. Related: Floridly.
  • As in euphuism : noun inflation
  • As in euphemism : noun nice way of saying something
Example sentences :
  • The inside of the church is in singular contrast to the floridness of the outside.
  • Extract from : « Portuguese Architecture » by Walter Crum Watson
  • He was short and thick-set, young, quite fair, inclined already to floridness of skin.
  • Extract from : « Poor Man's Rock » by Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • His colouring is more vivid than that of the followers of Giotto, and in floridness it seems a prelude to Baroccio.
  • Extract from : « The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 1 (of 6) » by Luigi Antonio Lanzi

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