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flourish
[ flur-ish, fluhr- ]
verb (used without object)
- to be in a vigorous state; thrive:
a period in which art flourished.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: ,
- to be in its or in one's prime; be at the height of fame, excellence, influence, etc.
- to be successful; prosper.
- to grow luxuriantly, or thrive in growth, as a plant.
- to make dramatic, sweeping gestures:
Flourish more when you act out the king's great death scene.
- to add embellishments and ornamental lines to writing, letters, etc.
- to sound a trumpet call or fanfare.
verb (used with object)
- to brandish dramatically; gesticulate with:
a conductor flourishing his baton for the crescendo.
- to decorate or embellish (writing, a page of script, etc.) with sweeping or fanciful curves or lines.
Synonyms:
noun
- an act or instance of brandishing.
- an ostentatious display.
- a decoration or embellishment, especially in writing:
He added a few flourishes to his signature.
Synonyms: ,
- Rhetoric. a parade of fine language; an expression used merely for effect.
- a trumpet call or fanfare.
- a condition or period of thriving:
in full flourish.
flourish
/ ˈڱʌɪʃ /
verb
- intr to thrive; prosper
- intr to be at the peak of condition
- intr to be healthy
plants flourish in the light
- to wave or cause to wave in the air with sweeping strokes
- to display or make a display
- to play (a fanfare, etc) on a musical instrument
- intr to embellish writing, characters, etc, with ornamental strokes
- to add decorations or embellishments to (speech or writing)
- intr an obsolete word for blossom
noun
- the act of waving or brandishing
- a showy gesture
he entered with a flourish
- an ornamental embellishment in writing
- a display of ornamental language or speech
- a grandiose passage of music
- an ostentatious display or parade
- obsolete.
- the state of flourishing
- the state of flowering
Derived Forms
- ˈڱdzܰ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڱdzܰi· noun
- dzܳЭdzܰi verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of flourish1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
For the Lennons, the peace movement that flourished in the 1960s has all but evaporated in the new decade.
His conspiracy theories have firmly taken root, and far-right extremism is flourishing.
And it was on the back nine at Augusta - where so many Masters dreams have flourished and floundered - that Woad managed to keep her nerve.
"As long as there is a big green rectangle, 22 players and a ball then Tyler will flourish. He just wants to play football," a well-placed source told BBC Sport.
Cavaday was a good sounding board, and there was evidence from her play last spring and summer that the two could flourish in future.
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