Associations to the word «Florid»

Wiktionary

FLORID, adjective. Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
FLORID, adjective. Elaborately ornate; flowery.
FLORID, adjective. (of a disorder, especially mental) In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.

Dictionary definition

FLORID, adjective. Elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech".
FLORID, adjective. Inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin