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flour·ish
(flûr′ĭsh, flŭr′-)v. flour·ished, flour·ish·ing, flour·ish·es
v.intr.
1. To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive: The crops flourished in the rich soil.
2. To do or fare well; prosper: "No village on the railroad failed to flourish" (John Kenneth Galbraith).
3. To be in a period of highest productivity, excellence, or influence: a poet who flourished in the tenth century.
4. To make bold, sweeping movements: The banner flourished in the wind.
v.tr.
To wield, wave, or exhibit dramatically.
n.
1. A dramatic or stylish movement, as of waving or brandishing: "A few ... musicians embellish their performance with a flourish of the fingers" (Frederick D. Bennett).
2. An embellishment or ornamentation: a signature with a distinctive flourish.
3. An ostentatious act or gesture: a flourish of generosity.
4. Music A showy or ceremonious passage, such as a fanfare.
[Middle English florishen, from Old French florir, floriss-, from Vulgar Latin *flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre, to bloom, from flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
flour′ish·er n.
Synonyms: flourish, brandish, wave
These verbs mean to swing back and forth boldly and dramatically: flourished the newly signed contract; brandish a sword; waving a baton.
These verbs mean to swing back and forth boldly and dramatically: flourished the newly signed contract; brandish a sword; waving a baton.
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flourish
(ˈflʌrɪʃ)vb
1. (intr) to thrive; prosper
2. (intr) to be at the peak of condition
3. (intr) to be healthy: plants flourish in the light.
4. to wave or cause to wave in the air with sweeping strokes
5. to display or make a display
6. (Music, other) to play (a fanfare, etc) on a musical instrument
7. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (intr) to embellish writing, characters, etc, with ornamental strokes
8. to add decorations or embellishments to (speech or writing)
9. (intr) an obsolete word for blossom
n
10. the act of waving or brandishing
11. a showy gesture: he entered with a flourish.
12. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) an ornamental embellishment in writing
13. (Rhetoric) a display of ornamental language or speech
14. (Music, other) a grandiose passage of music
15. an ostentatious display or parade
16. obsolete
a. the state of flourishing
b. the state of flowering
[C13: from Old French florir, ultimately from Latin flōrēre to flower, from flōs a flower]
ˈflourisher n
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flour•ish
(ˈflɜr ɪʃ, ˈflʌr-)v.i.
1. to be in a vigorous state; thrive.
2. to be at the height of development, activity, influence, or fame.
3. to be successful; prosper.
4. to grow luxuriantly or thrive in growth, as a plant.
5. to make sweeping gestures.
v.t. 6. to brandish dramatically; gesticulate with.
n. 7. an act or instance of brandishing.
8. an ostentatious or dramatic gesture or display.
9. a decoration or embellishment, esp. in writing: He added a few flourishes to his signature.
10. a florid bit of language.
11. an elaborate musical passage.
12. a condition or period of thriving: in full flourish.
[1250–1300; Middle English florisshen < Middle French floriss-, long s. of florir « Latin flōrēre]
flour′ish•er, n.
flour′ish•ing•ly, adv.
syn: See succeed.
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Flourish
of strumpets: a company of prostitutes—Lipton, 1970Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
flourish
Past participle: flourished
Gerund: flourishing
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| Noun | 1. | flourish - a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish" |
| 2. | flourish - an ornamental embellishment in writing embellishment - a superfluous ornament paraph - a flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery) | |
| 3. | flourish - a display of ornamental speech or language grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric - high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language" | |
| 4. | flourish - the act of waving | |
| 5. |  flourish - (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune, strain, air, line - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" | |
| Verb | 1. | flourish - grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" revive - be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; "Interest in ESP revived" grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" luxuriate - thrive profusely or flourish extensively |
| 2. | flourish - make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance; "The new student is thriving" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | |
| 3. | flourish - move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun" wigwag - send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code |
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flourish
verb
1. thrive, increase, develop, advance, progress, boom, bloom, blossom, prosper, burgeon Business soon flourished.
thrive fail, decline, fade, shrink, diminish, pine, dwindle, wane, grow less
thrive fail, decline, fade, shrink, diminish, pine, dwindle, wane, grow less
2. succeed, do well, be successful, move ahead, get ahead, go places (informal), go great guns (slang), go up in the world On graduation he flourished as a journalist.
noun
1. wave, sweep, brandish, swish, shaking, swing, dash, brandishing, twirling, twirl, showy gesture with a flourish of his hand
3. curlicue, sweep, decoration, swirl, plume, embellishment, ornamentation He underlined his name with a showy flourish.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
flourish
verb2. To do or fare well:
Slang: score.
Idioms: get somewhere, go great guns, go strong.
3. To be in one's prime:
Idioms: cut a figure, make a splash.
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Translations
تَلْويحزَخْرَفَه أو تَزْويق بالخَطنَفْخ في البوقيَزْدَهِر، يَنمويُلَوِّح بالسَّيْف
fanfárahrozitkudrlinkamávatozdobný tah
blomstrefanfarefejende bevægelsekrøllesnirkel
cifrázatfanfárhadonászáshadonászikkacskaringó
blómstradafnaskrautleg trilla eîa annaî flúrsveiflasveiflur og flúr
fanfarosįmantrus mostasklestėtiklestintismosikuoti
fanfarasizgreznojumsizpušķojumslabi augtplaukt
široké gesto
cveteti
flourish
[ˈflʌrɪʃ]A. N (= movement) → floritura f, ademán m ostentoso; (under signature) → rúbrica f (Mus) → floreo m; (= fanfare) → toque m de trompeta
to do sth with a flourish → hacer algo con una floritura or con gesto triunfal
to do sth with a flourish → hacer algo con una floritura or con gesto triunfal
B. VT [+ weapon, stick etc] → blandir
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
flourish
[ˈflʌrɪʃ] vi
(= do well) [business] → prospérer; [person] → s'épanouir
(= grow well) [plant] → se plaire
(= be prevalent) [racism, crime] → proliférer
vt [+ object] → brandir
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
flourish
vi (plants etc, person) → (prächtig) gedeihen; (business) → blühen, florieren; (type of literature, painting etc) → seine Blütezeit haben; (writer, artist etc) → großen Erfolg haben, erfolgreich sein; crime flourished in poor areas → in den armen Gegenden gedieh das Verbrechen
n
(= curve, decoration etc) → Schnörkel m
(= movement) → schwungvolle Bewegung, eleganter Schwung; with a flourish of his stick → seinen Stock schwenkend; she did/said it with a flourish → sie tat es mit einer schwungvollen Bewegung/sagte es mit viel Schwung
(Mus: = fanfare) → Fanfare f; (= decorative passage) → Verzierung f; with a flourish of trumpets → mit einem Fanfarenstoß
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
flourish
[ˈflʌrɪʃ]1. n → abbellimento; (movement) → gran gesto; (under signature) → svolazzo (Mus) (fanfare) → fanfara
to do sth with a flourish → fare qc con ostentazione
to do sth with a flourish → fare qc con ostentazione
2. vi (gen) → fiorire; (person) → essere in piena forma; (writer, artist) → avere successo; (business) → prosperare
3. vt (weapon, stick) → brandire
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
flourish
(ˈflariʃ) , ((American) ˈflə:-) verb1. to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive. My plants are flourishing.
2. to be successful or active. His business is flourishing.
3. to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc. He flourished his sword.
noun1. an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing. His writing was full of flourishes.
2. an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it). He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.
3. an ornamental passage of music. There was a flourish on the trumpets.
ˈflourishing adjective1. successful. a flourishing business.
2. growing well. flourishing crops.
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