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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFlourish
/ˈflɜːr.ɪʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment.
"The business continued to flourish despite economic downturns."
- 1
A bold or extravagant gesture or action, made especially to attract attention.
"He signed his name with a flourish."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'flouren', coming from Old French 'flourir', and ultimately from the Latin root 'florere', meaning 'to bloom or blossom'. Over centuries, the meaning broadened from literal botanical flowering to figurative human success, prosperity, and vigorous growth.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flourish" is said worldwide
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prospérer
Transliteration: prosperer
"Les plantes prospèrent dans cette serre."
gedeihen
Transliteration: gedeihen
"Die Pflanzen gedeihen im Garten prächtig."
prosperare
Transliteration: prosperare
"La sua attività ha iniziato a prosperare."
florecer
Transliteration: florecer
"El arte comenzó a florecer durante ese período."
florescer
Transliteration: florescer
"As ideias novas precisam de espaço para florescer."
पनपना
Transliteration: panapna
"उचित देखभाल से पौधे अच्छी तरह पनपते हैं।"
繁荣
Transliteration: fánróng
"这座城市经济繁荣。"
번창하다
Transliteration: beonchanghada
"그 회사는 빠른 속도로 번창했다."
繁栄する
Transliteration: han'ei suru
"文化が大きく繁栄した時代でした。"
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