floral

English

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.

Translations

Noun

floral (plural florals)

  1. A design involving flowers.
    • 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


Asturian

Adjective

floral (epicene, plural florales)

  1. floral (of or pertaining to flowers)

Catalan

Pronunciation

Adjective

floral (masculine and feminine plural florals)

  1. floral

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɔʁal/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

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

  1. floral

Further reading


German

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

floral (not comparable)

  1. floral

Declension


Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /floʁal/

Etymology

From French floral.

Noun

floral

  1. floral

Portuguese

Adjective

floral m or f (plural florais, not comparable)

  1. floral

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [flo̞ˈɾal]

Adjective

floral (plural florales)

  1. floral
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