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floral

/ˈfloɹəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
flo-ral
IPA
/ˈfloɹəl/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.

adj

Portraying flowers, especially in a stylized way.

noun

A design involving flowers

noun

A perfume redolent of flowers

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰleh₃-, floral, flōrālis

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfloɹəl/
  • British English: /ˈflɔːɹəl/

Inflected Forms

more floral (comparative) most floral (superlative) florals (plural)

Derived Forms

bifloral extrafloral florality floralize florally floralness floralturbation interfloral intrafloral labiatifloral macrofloral microfloral

Phrases

floral clock floral envelope floral formula floral larceny Floral Park floral white

Frequently Paired Words

flora florate

Synonyms

flowered

Rhymes With

moral oral coral laurel immoral quarrel choral aural amoral balmoral sorrel morell

Questions

How do you pronounce floral?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfloɹəl/.
What does floral mean?
Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.
Where does floral come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce floral

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