floridness

Example Sentences

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Vasilisa Vasena came every morning at seven o'clock; she was a country-woman of about thirty seven, strong, healthy, red-faced, reminiscent of a July day in her floridness and vigorous health.

From Tales of the Wilderness by Pilniak, Boris

The inside of the church is in singular contrast to the floridness of the outside.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum

In the hot summer light his floridness seemed heavy and bloated, and but for his erect square-shouldered walk he would have looked like an over-fed and over-dressed old man.

From The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith

It was in accordance with his floridness that he always retained the gold band about his cigar while he smoked it.

From Running Water by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

Ornament -- N. ornament; floridness c†. adj.. turgidity, turgescence†; altiloquence &c. adj.†; declamation, teratology†; well-rounded periods; elegance &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark