floridity

Overly elaborate style

Floridity is the quality of being florid—excessively ornate or flowery.

The term usually describes language or style: The floridity of his prose made it nearly unreadable.

It can also refer to a flushed, reddish complexion, though this use is rare.

The word carries a faintly critical edge, suggesting too much decoration.

rhetoric

grandiloquence

Pompous, extravagant language

bombastPretentious hollow language
purple proseOverly elaborate, emotional writing
verbosityUnnecessary word excess

turgidity · prolixity · pomposity · eloquence · oratory · euphuism · circumlocution · loquaciousness · magniloquence · rhetoric

ornate

baroque

Excessively ornate or elaborate

rococoExcessively elaborate in style
embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
gildedOverlaid with gold leaf

intricate · filigree · scrollwork · brocade · arabesque · tapestries · sumptuous · opulent · bejeweled · damask

complexion

ruddiness

Reddish skin tone

rednessCrimson-hued state
flushSame suit, five cards
blushFacial reddening from emotion

rosiness · rubicund · sanguine · flushed · rosy · high color · blushing · healthful · glowing · blooming

lushness

verdant

Lush with plants

luxuriantAbundantly rich, profuse
bloomingProducing flowers now
flourishingProspering vigorously

tropical · botanical · overgrown · abundant · exuberant · profuse · rank · rampant · fecund · fertile

Opposites

stylistic elaboration

floridityplainness

Unadorned, straightforward quality

simplicity · austerity · starkness · spareness · bareness

rhetorical approach

floridityterseness

Extreme brevity of expression

directness · conciseness · brevity · laconicism · plainspokenness

Family

flower, flourish, flora, floral, florid, florist, efflorescence, floridness, floriculture

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G