florid Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- bare
- stripped
- quiet
- unassuming
- understated
- modest
- restrained
- unassuming
- tasteful
- unpretentious
- modest
- bare
- understated
- conservative
- quiet
- unpretentious
- exposed
- conservative
- uncovered
- uncovered
- restrained
- exposed
- simple
- stripped
- denuded
- tasteful
- subdued
- denuded
- simple
- subdued
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- lacy
- gingerbread
- adorned
- decorated
- overwrought
- ornamented
- extravagant
- gilded
- overdecorated
- bedizened
- baroque
- loud
Weak:
- swank
- pretentious
- wreathed
- bedaubed
- flamboyant
- ostentatious
- fringed
- laced
- tawdry
- embellished
- arrayed
- flowery
- heightened
- gilt
- garnished
- extreme
- bedecked
- swanky
- showy
- enhanced
- elaborate
- frilly
- garish
- gaudy
- gingerbreaded
- sequined
- enriched
- trimmed
- glitzy
- intensified
- bejewelled
- embroidered
- decked
- fussy
- arabesque
- splashy
- spectacular
- dressed
- rococo
- flashy
- gingerbready
- garlanded
- bejeweled
Meaning of florid
florid (s)
elaborately or excessively ornamented
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
florid (a.)
Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery.
Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively reddish color; as, a florid countenance.
Embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style; florid eloquence.
Flowery; ornamental; running in rapid melodic figures, divisions, or passages, as in variations; full of fioriture or little ornamentations.
florid Sentence Examples
- The florid man's face was flushed with indignation.
- The patient's florid complexion suggested a fever.
- The florid language of the speaker captivated the audience.
- The florid rose bushes burst into bloom in the springtime.
- The painter used florid brushstrokes to create a sense of movement.
- The florid design of the wallpaper overwhelmed the small room.
- The florid prose of the author obscured the main points.
- The florid wedding invitation featured elaborate calligraphy and gold foil.
- The florid sunset cast a warm glow over the town.
- The florid ornamentation on the building was a testament to the architect's skill.
FAQs About the word florid
elaborately or excessively ornamented, inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor lifeCovered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery
ornate, lacy, gingerbread, adorned, decorated, overwrought, ornamented, extravagant, gilded, overdecorated
severe, naked, naked, plain, unadorned, stark,severe, plain, austere, stark
The florid man's face was flushed with indignation.
The patient's florid complexion suggested a fever.
The florid language of the speaker captivated the audience.
The florid rose bushes burst into bloom in the springtime.
