flourishes
Does very well
Flourishes connects to thriving and decorative display.
Plants flourish when they grow vigorously; people flourish when they prosper.
The word also names showy gestures or ornamental additions: a signature with flourishes, a trumpet flourish, a speech delivered with rhetorical flourishes.
To do something with a flourish is to add dramatic flair: He opened the door with a flourish.
Wave something menacingly
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
- swingSuspended recreational seat
display · show · flaunt · wield · present · dramatic · theatrical · bow
Flamboyant confidence of manner
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
pizzazz · verve · brio · élan · dash · swagger · flamboyance · showiness
Circular flowing movements
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- curlicuesDecorative spiral shapes
- loopsSelf-crossing curved shapes
- strokesGentle touches, swimming styles
penmanship · script · cursive · lettering · serif · ascender · descender · quill
Decorative addition or accessory
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- garnishDecorative food topping
- trimmingCutting away excess
filigree · fretwork · gilding · beading · fringe · tassel · rosette · appliqué
Flowers or flourishes
- blossomsFlowers on trees
- prospersAchieves ongoing success
- growsIncreases in amount
- burgeonsGrows rapidly, flourishes
booms · succeeds · develops · expands · matures · ripens · advances · progresses
Repeated musical phrase
- trillRapid pitch oscillation
- arpeggioSuccessive chord tones
- cadenzaExtended solo passage
- runMove swiftly on foot
ornament · embellishment · improvisation · grace notes · melisma · glissando · fill · lick
brandish
Wave something menacingly
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
swing · display · show · flaunt · wield · present · dramatic · theatrical · bow · salute
panache
Flamboyant confidence of manner
grace · pizzazz · verve · brio · élan · dash · swagger · flamboyance · showiness · theatricality
swirls
Circular flowing movements
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- curlicuesDecorative spiral shapes
- loopsSelf-crossing curved shapes
strokes · penmanship · script · cursive · lettering · serif · ascender · descender · quill · nib
adornment
Decorative addition or accessory
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- garnishDecorative food topping
trimming · filigree · fretwork · gilding · beading · fringe · tassel · rosette · appliqué · lacework
blooms
Flowers or flourishes
burgeons · booms · succeeds · develops · expands · matures · ripens · advances · progresses · cultivates
riff
Repeated musical phrase
run · ornament · embellishment · improvisation · grace notes · melisma · glissando · fill · lick · passage
- Calligraphy Terms
- illuminationillumination, illuminated manuscripts, illuminators, historiated initials, miniature
- Ornamental Carvingacanthus, scrollwork, scrolls, foliage, relief carving
- graphicsvector, shapes, 3D graphics, raster, symbols
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
- embellishesadorns, beautifies, decorates, ornaments, garnishes
flourisheswithers
Shrinks from dryness
wilts · dies · decays · deteriorates · fades
flourishesplainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
simplicity · minimalism · austerity · starkness · bareness
- final flourishShowy concluding gesture
- human flourishingOptimal living and wellbeing
- rhetorical flourishDecorative language technique
- artistic flourishDecorative creative addition
- rhetorical flourishesShowy language techniques
- stylistic flourishesDecorative artistic additions