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floridity
noun as in embellishment
noun as in verbiage
Example Sentences
In conversation, she is generous and thoughtful, if occasionally prone to floridity.
Or possibly the Dickensian situation, where gaseous floridity of language occurred because one was paid by the word.
It appears to have been Ms. Rourke’s intention to create a historical distance between then and now, perhaps as a means of justifying the high floridity of what follows.
While recognizing his indebtedness to his predecessor, Mr. Allen said that he sought to distinguish himself from Cross, who retained the floridity of 1930s radio broadcasting long after the decade was out.
The result had all the fidelity and floridity of fan fiction.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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