- verbflourish (verb) · flourishes (third person present) · flourished (past tense) · flourished (past participle) · flourishing (present participle)
- (of a person, animal, or other living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment:"wild plants flourish on the banks of the lake"
- develop rapidly and successfully:"the organization has continued to flourish"
- (of a person) be working or at the height of one's career during a specified period:"the caricaturist and wit who flourished in the early years of this century"
- (of a person) wave (something) around to attract the attention of others:"“Happy New Year!” he yelled, flourishing a bottle of whiskey"
nounflourish (noun) · flourishes (plural noun)- a bold or extravagant gesture or action, made especially to attract the attention of others:"with a flourish, she ushered them inside"
- an elaborate rhetorical or literary expression.
- an ornamental flowing curve in handwriting or scrollwork:"spiky gothic letters with an emphatic flourish beneath them"
- an instance of suddenly performing or developing in an impressively successful way:"the Bulldogs produced a late second-half flourish"
- musica fanfare played by brass instruments:"a flourish of trumpets"
- an ornate musical passage.
- an improvised addition played especially at the beginning or end of a composition.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French floriss-, lengthened stem of florir, based on Latin florere, from flos, flor- ‘a flower’. The noun senses ‘ornamental curve’ and ‘florid expression’ come from an obsolete sense of the verb, ‘adorn’ (originally with flowers).Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- (of a person, animal, or other living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment:
- develop rapidly and successfully:
- (of a person) be working or at the height of one's career during a specified period:
- (of a person) wave (something) around to attract the attention of others:
noun- a fanfare played by brass instruments:
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WEB2 days ago · 1. (intransitive) to thrive; prosper. 2. (intransitive) to be at the peak of condition. 3. (intransitive) to be healthy. plants flourish in the light. 4. to wave or cause to wave in the air with sweeping strokes.
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