floral

CEFRC1

/ˈfloɹəl/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to flowers or decorated with pictures of flowers.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A design involving flowers

Examples

  • Madame de Pompadour liked pastel colors and floral patterns.

  • I wear a floral dress.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈflɔːɹəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Portraying flowers, especially in a stylized way.

  2. Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A perfume redolent of flowers

More examples

In context

  • This floral arrangement is beautiful.

  • floral arrangement

  • floral motif

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Origin

adjective

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