floridity

flor·id  (flôrd, flr-)

adj.

1. Flushed with rosy color; ruddy.

2. Very ornate; flowery: a florid prose style.

3. Archaic Healthy.

4. Obsolete Abounding in or covered with flowers.

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[French floride, from Latin flridus, from fls, flr-, flower; see bhel-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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flo·ridi·ty (fl-rd-t, flô-), florid·ness n.

florid·ly adv.

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floridity

a florid style; flowery and highly ornamented writing. See also complexion. — florid, adj.

See also: Literary Style

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the condition of being florid or highly colored, especially reddish, used especially of the complexion. — florid, adj.

See also: Complexion

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the condition of being florid or highly colored, especially reddish, used especially of the complexion. — florid, adj.

See also: Color

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

floridity - extravagant elaborateness; "he wrote with great flamboyance" flamboyance, floridness, showiness elaborateness, ornateness - an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated