English → Latin
“florid” in Latin
flōridusblooming; flowery; floridflōreōto bloom, blossom, flower; to flourish; prosper, abound with; be filled with; to be colorful, brightlaetushappy, cheerful, glad; fertile, luxuriant, lush, richfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance; fine form; beauty; outline, plan, design
The English word florid itself goes back to Latin flōs, through floridus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
florid
floridus (strewed with blossoms and flowers, rich with flowers; hence, IMPROP., of speech): florens (blooming, PROP. and IMPROP.): laetus (showing or displaying fulness; of florid style, and of the writer who possesses it): floridus et vegetus (healthy, fresh, blooming, forma). A florid complexion, nitidus color; color hilaris (Plin., 23, 8, 75; these refer to its freshness); os rubicundum (Plaut.); roseum os (†Ov., Met., 7, 705): a florid style, floridius dicendi genus (after Quint., 2, 5, 18); dicendi genus flosculis nitens.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for florid?
- The usual Latin words for “florid” are flōridus, flōreō, laetus; also fōrma. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.