Flowery

/ˈflaʊ.ər.i/ adjective

Definition

Decorated with or containing many flowers; also describes language that is ornate, fancy, or overly decorative with lots of elaborate descriptions.

Etymology

From 'flower' (Old French 'flour,' from Latin 'flos') plus '-y' adjective ending. The metaphorical sense of 'flowery language' developed in the 1600s-1700s.

Kelly Says

Writers like Shakespeare used incredibly flowery language, but modern readers often find it confusing or distracting—language style preferences actually change with generations! The Romantic poets (1800s) loved flowery verse, but the 1920s modernists rejected it as excessive and sentimental.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንsetzen እንsetzen
en-set-sen en-set-sen
ARالعربية
زهرى
zeh-ree
BNবাংলা
ফুলের
fool-er
CACatalà
florit
floh-rit
CSČeština
kvetoucí
k-ve-to-oo-chi
DADansk
blomsterrigt
blom-ster-reegt
DEDeutsch
blumig
bloo-mig
ELΕλληνικά
ανθισμένος
an-this-men-os
ESEspañol
florecido
floh-reh-si-doh
FAفارسی
گلدار
gol-dar
FISuomi
kukkakas
koo-ka-kaas
FRFrançais
fleurit
floh-ree
GUGU
ફુલોથી ભરપુર
fool-o-thi bhar-pur
HAHA
gwanin kifi
gwan-in ki-fi
HEעברית
פרחוני
pe-ra-ch-o-ni
HIहिन्दी
फूलों से भरा
fool-on se bhara
HUMagyar
virágos
vee-ra-go-sh
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbunga
ber-bun-ga
IGIG
ọkpụkpụ
oh-koo-koo-poo
ITItaliano
fiorito
f-ee-o-ree-toh
JA日本語
花々が多い (はなはなあふれる)
hana hana a-fu-re-ru
KKKK
өркендер
or-ken-der
KMKM
វត្តមាន
wat-ta-ma-an
KO한국어
꽃이 많은
k-k-o-i ma-neun
MRMR
फुलांच्या भांडे
fool-a-n-chy bha-n-de
MSBahasa Melayu
berbunga-bunga
ber-bun-ga-bun-ga
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံစံ
po-ng-san
NLNederlands
bloemrijk
bloe-m-rijk
NONorsk
blomsterrikt
blom-ster-rikt
PAPA
ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਬੱਤ
fool-aan de bat
PLPolski
kwitnący
k-wit-na-chi
PTPortuguês
florido
floh-ree-doh
RORomână
florit
floh-rit
RUРусский
цветущий
t-svet-oo-shchiy
SVSvenska
blommig
blo-mig
SWKiswahili
naye na maua
na-ye na ma-wa
TAதமிழ்
பூக்கள் நிறைந்த
pook-kal n-rai-n-tha
TEతెలుగు
పువ్వులతో కూడిన
puv-vull-lo tho koo-di-na
THไทย
ดอกไม้เยอะ
dok mai yeh
TLTL
marami ang bulaklak
ma-ra-mi ang bu-lak-lak
TRTürkçe
çiçekli
cheh-chek-li
UKУкраїнська
квітневий
kvit-ne-vyy
URاردو
پھولوں سے بھرا ہوا
fool-on se bhara howa
VITiếng Việt
hoa nhiều
hoa nhieu
YOYO
ọpọ̀
oh-poh
ZH中文
花香四溢 (huāxiāng sìyì)
hwa-hsiang s-i-yi
ZUZU
amaqhawe
a-ma-kha-weh

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