floridness
Showy, elaborate style
Floridness is the quality of being florid—excessively ornate or elaborate.
It most often describes language or style that's overwrought with decoration: The floridness of his prose made it nearly unreadable.
The word can also refer to a flushed, ruddy complexion.
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- ornateElaborately decorated
embellished · overwrought · fussy · overdecorated · decorative · intricate · filigree · scrollwork
Showily excessive
- garishTastelessly showy
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- tawdryCheaply ornate and vulgar
- showyExcessively eye-catching
flamboyant · extravagant · theatrical · kitsch · chintzy · flashy · lurid · tasteless
Hue between crimson and azure
- verboseMore words than necessary
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
- grandiloquentPretentiously elevated in speech
magniloquent · rhetorical · effusive · hyperbolic · turgid · inflated · ornamental · elaborate
baroque
Excessively ornate or elaborate
ornate · embellished · overwrought · fussy · overdecorated · decorative · intricate · filigree · scrollwork · fretwork
ostentatious
Showily excessive
showy · flamboyant · extravagant · theatrical · kitsch · chintzy · flashy · lurid · tasteless · vulgar
purple
Hue between crimson and azure
- verboseMore words than necessary
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
grandiloquent · magniloquent · rhetorical · effusive · hyperbolic · turgid · inflated · ornamental · elaborate · embellished
rosy
Pinkly warm or hopeful
complexion · sanguine · reddish · pinkish · crimson · scarlet · ruddy · ruddiness · bloom · warmth
luxuriant
Abundantly rich, profuse
profuse · teeming · prolific · rich · thriving · bountiful · overflowing · rampant · riotous · dense
floridnessterseness
Extreme brevity of expression
brevity · conciseness · laconicism · plainspokenness · restraint
flower, flourish, flowers, flowery, flowering, flowered, floral, florid, floret