different between florid vs showy
florid
English
Etymology
From French floride (“flourishing”), from Latin floridus (“flowery, blooming”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fl???d/
Adjective
florid (comparative more florid, superlative most florid)
- Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
- Elaborately ornate; flowery.
- (of a disorder, especially mental) In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.
- florid psychosis
- 2019, Dave Eggers, The Parade, Vintage Books N.Y., p. 107
- His visions of their plans and his imminent detention were so florid that the reality, wherein he was unharmed and simply sitting in the cab of the RS-80 and continuing his slow work on the road, was far less plausible.
- (obsolete) Flourishing; in the bloom of health.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol I, ch. 35:
- Mean while Peregrine guessing the good fortune of his friend, and allured by the attractions of the maid, who was a cleanly florid girl, employed his address to such effectual purpose, that she yielded to his efforts; and he was as happy as such a conquest could make him.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol I, ch. 35:
Translations
Anagrams
- Ilford
German
Etymology
From Latin floridus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [flo??i?t]
- Hyphenation: flo?rid
Adjective
florid (comparative florider, superlative am floridesten)
- (of a disease) active, florid
Declension
Further reading
- “florid” in Duden online
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showy
English
Etymology
show +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????.i/
- Rhymes: -??i
- Homophone: showie
Adjective
showy (comparative showier, superlative showiest)
- (sometimes derogatory) Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye
- Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display.
- showy flowers
Synonyms
- Thesaurus:gaudy
Hyponyms
- slutty
Derived terms
- showiness
Translations
Anagrams
- Whyos
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