floral

Etymology

From French floral, from Latin flōrālis, from flōs (“flower”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈflɔɹəl/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈflɔːɹəl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl

Adjective

floral (comparative more floral, superlative most floral)

1. Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.
2. Portraying flowers, especially in a stylized way.

   I really like the floral pattern on this Chinese vase.

Noun

floral (plural florals)

1. A floral design.
   • 2007 October 11, Marianne Rohrlich, “Grandma’s Wallpaper Gets Funky”, in New York Times‎:

     FUNKY, bold and bright, many new wallpapers offer a modern twist on fussy old damasks and florals.

Anagrams

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Adjective

floral (epicene, plural florales)

1. floral (of or pertaining to flowers)

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /floˈɾal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /fluˈɾal/

Adjective

floral (masculine and feminine plural florals)

1. floral

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɔʁal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

floral (feminine singular florale, masculine plural floraux, feminine plural florales)

1. floral

Further reading

• “floral” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

floral (not comparable)

1. floral

Adjective

floral m, f (plural florais, not comparable)

1. floral

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [flo̞ˈɾal]

Adjective

floral (plural florales)

1. floral