florid

synonyms for florid

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On this page you'll find 74 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to florid, such as: baroque, decorative, flamboyant, ornate, sonorous, and aureate.

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There are Halo novels, miniseries, and reams of florid fan-fiction.
David Fincher and Conan O’Brien: Halo 4’s Secret Weapons | Alex Klein | October 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The florid brushwork of a Constable gets hypertrophied in Freud, into a kind of gross exaggeration of what unleashed paint can do.
Lucian Freud, the Conservative Radical | Blake Gopnik | July 21, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Show business, of course, provides florid conditions for contempt.
Comedians Laugh as Leno Sinks | Gina Piccalo | October 24, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

He lacks the magisterial tone of Colm Tóibín or the florid and fertile imagination of Patrick McCabe.
Great Irish Adventures | Allen Barra | June 9, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
The village organist had distinguished himself by his florid rendering of the Wedding March.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Wills
On one occasion, a general titter arose at his florid picture of the happiness which must proceed from this event.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | Various
Once he learnt, with his aunt, the exceedingly florid duet in Semiramide, and sang the soprano part admirably.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
Darker grew his florid countenance; his bulging eyes looked troubled and perplexed.
Mistress Wilding | Rafael Sabatini
The last had a very brilliant career as an orator, though his orations were too florid to be read.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord

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