floral

adjective

ˈflȯr-əl How to pronounce floral (audio)
Definition of floralnext
as in flowered
of or relating to flowers bedroom wallpaper with a floral pattern

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Recent Examples of floral The outfit features a floral lace halter-neck bodice with ruffled high-neck detailing. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Outside a towering bullfighting ring in Madrid, Juani Duran sells wooden hand fans with traditional floral designs for five euros apiece at a stall. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 The reception space was filled with candles and green-and-white florals from Chicago floral design company Studio Poppy. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 In my room in particular, the curtains were a hot pink and green floral pattern that matched the wallpaper, bed skirt, and headboard perfectly. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for floral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floral
flowered
Adjective
  • Resplendent in a dark top and flowered scarves, Jackie has his hair ratted out, creating a kind of nimbus around his poignant, ready-to-laugh face, which is powdered white, with shiny, metallic-looking paillettes around the eyes.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • At the Bruce McKittrick Rare Books Booth, all the purveyors wear flowered headbands.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Definition of flowered

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“Floral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floral. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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