floridity
- noun
- /flɔːˈrɪdəti/
- Formal
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floridez
- Her speeches were known for their floridity and elaborate metaphors.
Examples
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Some critics argue that excessive floridity can make poetry hard to understand.
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The author's floridity made the novel a joy to read.
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The author's floridity distracted from the main message of the essay.
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Many critics noted the floridity of her speech.
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Some critics argue that excessive floridity can make poetry hard to understand.
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Her speeches were known for their floridity and elaborate metaphors.
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Many critics noted the floridity of her speech.
Synonyms
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7.7
A very bright and fancy style that attracts attention in dress or manner
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8.6
Speech or writing that is too fancy and feels overdone
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6.5
A style that is very bright or richly decorated to attract attention
The use of very fancy, detailed language or style that feels too much
A thing or style with many decorative details
Language that tries to sound important but has little meaning
A style that is very detailed and richly decorated, like old European churches
Antonyms
How Flowery
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Floridity comes from the Latin root flor-, which means 'flower' and is the same root in English words like flower and floral. So imagine speech or writing covered in flowers—very decorated and 'flowery'—and that's why floridity means a fancy, 'flowery' style of language.