English → Latin
“flourish” in Latin
flōreōto bloom, blossom, flower; to flourish; prosper, abound with; be filled with; to be colorful, brightflōrēscōto flower (begin to blossom); to begin to prosper or flourishvigeōto be vigorous or thriving; thrive, flourish; to be in honor, esteem or repute; prosper; to be alive, liverotōto turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandishvibrōto shake, agitate, brandish; to launch, hurl; to threatendistinguōto distinguish; to separate, divide or part; to adorn or decorateBastaa town in Calabria, situated between Hydruntum and the Iapygian promontory, now the small village of Vastetēluma spear (whether used for throwing or thrusting); a missile or projectile weapon: an arrow, javelin, dart etc.; a missilōrnōto furnish, equip, outfit, prepare; to adorn, ornament, decorate; to honor, commend, praiseōrnāmentumequipment, apparatus, furniture; decoration, ornament, embellishment; adornment, (plural) regalia
The English word flourish itself goes back to Latin flōs, through florio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
flourish
To be in a prosperous state, florere: florescere: vigere (to thrive): ☞ inclarescere is post-classical. At the time when the state was flourishing, florentissimis rebus.
To be celebrated, gloria florere: esse in laude: gloria circumfluere: omnium sermone celebrari: in magno nomine et gloria esse: magna celebritate famae esse (stronger terms).
In singing, numeros et modos et frequentamenta incinere (Gell., 1, 11): flectere vocem (Ov., Am., 2, 4, 25).
To use florid language, flosculos congerere: floridiore dicendi genere uti: orationem ornare (or exornare) atque illuminare, etc.: orationem dicendi luminibus ornare.
To play in circular movements, etc., rotari (e.g., ignis supra caput; ☞ quotation from Pope, in Johnson).
flourish
INTRANS., vibrare (bastam, tela, etc.). To flourish a sword, ensem rotare (Verg.).
To ornament, *floribus ornare, distinguere (to ornament with flowers): acu pingere.
flourish
(a trumpet)(a trumpet), inflare buccinam: classicum canere (if as a signal of alarm).
flourish s.
ornatus: ornamentum (ornament, inasmuch as it contributes to the beauty of anything; beautifying ornament): cultus (anything that is added to the external part for the sake of improving it): Ornamentum ineptum (a badly-managed or ill-conceived, tasteless ornament; of things in general): lenocinium (an awkward and tasteless or grotesque ornament, in speech and song, etc.). A flourish in singing, flexiones or flexus vocis (Vid: Ernesti, Lex. techn. Latin rhet., p. 173): to add or introduce a flourish in singing, numeros et modos et frequentamenta incinere (Gell., 1, 11): a flourish in speech, or in speaking, flosculi: dicendi, or orationis, or verborum lumina (any prominent or ornamental part); quasi verborum sententiarumque insignia: calamistra (affected flourishes or ornaments, Cic., Tac.; litterally, curling-irons).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for flourish?
- The usual Latin words for “flourish” are flōreō, flōrēscō, vigeō; also rotō, vibrō, distinguō. 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.