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flow·er·y

(flou′ə-rē)
adj. flow·er·i·er, flow·er·i·est
1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of flowers: a flowery perfume.
2. Abounding in or covered with flowers.
3. Full of ornate or grandiloquent expressions; highly embellished: a flowery speech.

flow′er·i·ness n.
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flowery

(ˈflaʊərɪ)
adj
1. abounding in flowers
2. decorated with flowers or floral patterns
3. like or suggestive of flowers: a flowery scent.
4. (Rhetoric) (of language or style) elaborate; ornate
ˈfloweriness n
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flow•er•y

(ˈflaʊ ə ri)

adj. , -er•i•er, -er•i•est.
1. covered with or having many flowers.
2. decorated with floral designs.
3. rhetorically ornate or precious: flowery language.
4. resembling a flower, as in fragrance.
[1300–50]
flow′er•i•ness, n.
syn: See bombastic.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. flowery - of or relating to or suggestive of flowers; "a flowery hat"; "flowery wine"
2. flowery - marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton
rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"
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flowery

adjective
1. floral, flower-patterned The baby was dressed in a flowery jumpsuit.
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flowery

adjective
Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style:
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Translations
مُزَيَّن بالزُّهورمُنَمَّق، مُوَشّى
květnatýozdobený květykvětinový
blomstretsvulstig
flúraîur, málskrúîuguròakinn blómum
kvetnatý
cvetličen
çiçeklisüslü

flowery

[ˈflaʊərɪ] ADJ [meadow, field] → florido ; [fragrance, perfume] → de flores ; [fabric, dress, wallpaper] → de flores, floreado ; [language] → florido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flowery

[ˈflaʊəri] adj
(= full of flowers) → fleuri(e)
(= flower-patterned) → à fleurs
[language] → fleuri(e)
(= floral) [scent] → fleuri(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

flowery

adj
fabric, clothes, wallpapergeblümt ; fragrance, perfume, scentblumig ; a flowery field/meadowein Feld nt/eine Wiese voller Blumen
(fig: = elaborate) speech, languageblumig
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flowery

[ˈflaʊərɪ] adj (meadow) → fiorito/a, in fiore ; (dress, material) → a fiori ; (style, speech) → fiorito/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

flower

(ˈflauə) noun
the part of a plant or tree from which fruit or seed grows, often brightly coloured and sometimes including the stem on which it grows. a bunch of flowers. blom; blomme زَهْرَه цвете flor květ, květina die Blume, die Blüte blomst λουλούδι flor õis, lill گل kukka fleur פרח फूल, श्रेष्ठ भाग cvijet virág bunga blóm fiore 꽃, 화초 gėlė puķe; zieds bunga bloem blomst, blomstring kwiat ګل flor floare цветок kvet cvet(lica) cvet blomma ดอกไม้ çiçek квітка پھول hoa
verb
(of plants etc) to produce flowers. This plant flowers in early May. blom يُزْهِر цъвтя florescer kvést blühen blomstre ανθίζω florecer õitsema گل دادن kukkia fleurir לִפרוֹחַ फूलों का खिलना, बढ़ना (pro)cvasti, cvjetati (ki)virul berbunga blómstra fiorire 花が咲く 꽃을 피우다 žydėti ziedēt berbunga bloeien blomstre rozkwitać ورکول ګل florescer a înflori цвести kvitnúť cveteti cvetati blomma, stå i blom[ning] ผลิดอก çiçek açmak 開花 цвісти, квітнути پھول لگنا đơm hoa; nở hoa 开花
ˈflowered adjective
having a pattern of flowers. flowered material. geblomde materiaal مُزَيَّن بِرُسوم زَهْرِيَّه на цветя florido květovaný geblümt blomstret; blomster- λουλουδάτος floreado, florido lilleline گل دار kukikas fleuri פרחוני पुष्पित cvjetni, s cvjetnim uzorkom virágos kembang-kembang með blómamynstri a fiori 花模様の 꽃으로 장식한 gėlėtas puķains; puķots corak bunga gebloemd blomstret kwiecisty ګلداره florido înflorat украшенный цветочным узором kvetovaný rožast cvetni blommig มีลวดลายดอกไม้ çiçekli 有花卉圖案的 уквітчаний, квітчастий پھولوں کی سجاوٹ có hoa; ra hoa 有花卉图案的
ˈflowery adjective
1. having, or decorated with, flowers. a flowery hat. blomryk مُزَيَّن بالزُّهور на цветя florido květinový, ozdobený květy geblümt blomstret λουλουδάτος floreado, con flores lilleline, lilledega گل دار kukkainen fleuri, orné de fleurs מָלֵא פְּרָחִים फूलों वाली cvjetan, pun cvijeća virágos berhias bunga þakinn blómum a fiori 花のついた 꽃으로 장식된 papuoštas gėlėmis puķains; puķots; ziediem klāts berbunga met bloemen blomstret, blomstersmykket ukwiecony ګلداره florido înflorat; (împodobit) cu flori покрытый цветами kvetovaný cvetličen cvetni blomsterprydd, blommig ที่ปกคลุมไปด้วยดอกไม้ çiçekli 有花的 квітчастий پھولوں سے مزیّن phủ đầy hoặc có nhiều hoa 有花的
2. (of language) using ornamental words and phrases; poetic. a flowery speech. bloemryke مُنَمَّق، مُوَشّى цветист floreado květnatý blumig svulstig περίκομψος florido ilu- پر تصنع korusanainen fleuri נִמלָץ अलंकृत kićen (stil) virágos berbunga-bunga flúraður, málskrúðugur fiorito 華麗な 미사 여구를 구사한 pompastiškas, įmantrus (par stilu) puķains; izskaistināts berbunga-bunga bloemrijk poetisk, blomstrende kwiecisty خوږ ژبى floreado înflorit цветистый kvetnatý z rožicami posejan kitnjast blomsterrik, sirlig ใช้ถ้อยคําไพเราะ süslü 詞藻華麗的 барвистий آرائشی الفاظ کا استعمال (về ngôn ngữ) hoa mỹ; văn hoa 词藻华丽的
ˈflower-bed noun
a piece of earth prepared and used for the growing of plants. blombedding حَوْض زهور цветна леха canteiro květinový záhon das Blumenbeet blomsterbed παρτέρι arriate, macizo de flores lillepeenar گلخانه kukkapenkki plate-bande עֲרוּגָת פְּרָחִים फूलों की क्यारी gredica, lijeha s cvijećem virágágy lahan untuk taman bunga blómabeð aiuola 花だん 화단 lysvė puķu dobe tanah untuk tanam bunga bloembed blomsterbed grządka ګلخونه canteiro strat de flori клумба kvetinový záhon cvetlična greda cvetna leja blomsterrabatt, blomstersäng แปลงดอกไม้ tarh, çiçek tarhı 花壇 клумба, квітник پودے لگانے کے لۓ مستعد کیا گیا زمین کا حلقہ luống hoa; bồn hoa 花坛
ˈflower-pot noun
a container made of earthenware, plastic etc in which a plant is grown. blompot أصيص الزَّهْر саксия vaso květináč der Blumentopf urtepotte γλάστρα maceta, tiesto lillepott گلدان kukkaruukku pot עציץ गमला lonac za cvijeće virágcserép pot bunga blómapottur vaso da fiori 植木鉢 화분 vazonas puķu pods pasu bloempot blomsterpotte doniczka ګلدان vaso цветочный горшок kvetináč cvetlični lonček saksija blomkruka กระถางต้นไม้ saksı 花盆 горщок для квітів مٹی یا پلاسٹک کا بنا گملا جس میں پودے اگاتے ہیں chậu cảnh 花盆
in flower
(of a plant) having flowers in bloom. These trees are in flower in May. blom; in die blom wees مُزْهِر цъфтя em flor v květu in Blüte blomstre; i blomst ανθισμένος en flor õi(t)es پر از شکوفه kukkia en fleur פורח फूल, पुष्प u cvijetu virágzó berbunga í blóma, blómstrandi in fiore 開花した 꽃이 피어 žydintis ziedos; saplaucis berbunga bloei i blomst kwitnący ګلداره em flor în floare в цвету v kvete razcveten u cvetu i blom[ning] ดอกไม้บาน çiçeklenmiş, çiçek açmış 開花 в цвіту کھلے ہوۓ پھولوں سے بھرا vào thời kỳ nở rộ 开花
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Last eve in dreams, I saw thee stand, Like queenly nymphs from Fairy-land-- Enchantress of the flowery wand, Most beauteous Isadore!
These are the times, when in his whale-boat the rover softly feels a certain filial, confident, land-like feeling towards the sea; that he regards it as so much flowery earth; and the distant ship revealing only the tops of her masts, seems struggling forward, not though high rolling waves, but through the tall grass of a rolling prairie: as when the western emigrants' horses only show their erected ears, while their hidden bodies widely wade through the amazing verdure.
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The present generation can have little notion of the deep impression made upon the intelligence and conscience of the whole nation by the 'Potiphar Papers,' or how its fancy was rapt with the 'Prue and I' sketches, These are among the most veritable literary successes we have had, and probably we who were so glad when the author of these beautiful things turned aside from the flowery paths where he led us, to battle for freedom in the field of politics, would have felt the sacrifice too great if we could have dreamed it would be life-long.
Where this green and flowery splendor terminated, the shaft of the Maypole was stained with the seven brilliant hues of the banner at its top.
"I could have made it much more flowery if I'd had a little more time to think it over."
A great chunk of the shore had been bitten out by some spring freshet, and the scar was masked by elder bushes, growing down to the water in flowery terraces.
So the young pair shook hands upon it, and then paced happily on again, feeling that their pleasant home was more homelike because they hoped to brighten other homes, believing that their own feet would walk more uprightly along the flowery path before them, if they smoothed rough ways for other feet, and feeling that their hearts were more closely knit together by a love which could tenderly remember those less blest than they.
A little flowery plot of girl's handwriting had caught my eye, and a girl's pretty name.
Answer him thus: ''Your master, the King, has sent me to tell you that you must send him his golden garment that is like the sun.'' Make him give you, besides, the queenly robes of gold and precious stones which are like the flowery meadows, and bring them both to me.
Nay, I am not angry, my beloved; I am only vexed to think that I should have written to you in such stupid, flowery phraseology.
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