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floral

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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floral (comparative more floral, superlative most floral)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.
    floral arrangement
    floral tribute
  2. Portraying flowers, especially in a stylized way.
    floral motif
    Really, I like the floral pattern on this Chinese vase.

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Translations

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Noun

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floral (plural florals)

  1. A design involving flowers
    • 2007 October 11, Marianne Rohrlich, “Grandma’s Wallpaper Gets Funky”, in New York Times[1]:
      FUNKY, bold and bright, many new wallpapers offer a modern twist on fussy old damasks and florals.
  2. A perfume redolent of flowers

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Asturian

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Adjective

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floral (epicene, plural florales)

  1. floral (of or pertaining to flowers)
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Catalan

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Adjective

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floral m or f (masculine and feminine plural florals)

  1. floral

French

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

  1. floral

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German

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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floral (strong nominative masculine singular floraler, not comparable)

  1. floral

Declension

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Further reading

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  • floral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • floral” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French floral.

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floral

  1. floral
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin flōrālis, from flōs (flower). By surface analysis, flor +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: flo‧ral

Adjective

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floral m or f (plural florais, not comparable)

  1. floral
    Um vestido floral.A floral dress.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French floral.

Adjective

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floral m or n (feminine singular florală, masculine plural florali, feminine and neuter plural florale)

  1. floral

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite floral florală florali florale
definite floralul florala floralii floralele
genitive-
dative
indefinite floral florale florali florale
definite floralului floralei floralilor floralelor

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin flōrālis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /floˈɾal/ [floˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: flo‧ral

Adjective

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floral m or f (masculine and feminine plural florales)

  1. (relational) flower; floral (of or relating to the flower or flowers)
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