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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats