flourish

Etymology
From, from (via the arrhizotonic stem ), from , from , from. Corresponds to flower + -ish.

Verb

 * 1)  To thrive or grow well.
 * 2)  To prosper or fare well.
 * 3)  To be in a period of greatest influence.
 * 4)  To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
 * 5)  To make bold, sweeping movements with.
 * 6)  To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
 * 7)  To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
 * 8)  To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
 * 9)  To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
 * 10)  To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
 * 11)  To boast; to vaunt; to brag.
 * 12)  To brandish (a weapon).
 * 1)  To make bold, sweeping movements with.
 * 2)  To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
 * 3)  To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
 * 4)  To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
 * 5)  To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
 * 6)  To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
 * 7)  To boast; to vaunt; to brag.
 * 8)  To brandish (a weapon).
 * 1)  To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
 * 2)  To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
 * 3)  To boast; to vaunt; to brag.
 * 4)  To brandish (a weapon).
 * 1)  To boast; to vaunt; to brag.
 * 2)  To brandish (a weapon).
 * 1)  To brandish (a weapon).

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:prosper

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: vzkvétat,
 * Danish: trives, florere
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: disflori
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, , , , sich gut entwickeln
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: θάλλω
 * Icelandic: dafna, blómstra
 * Ido:
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese: 繁茂する,
 * Latin: vigeō, floreō
 * Maori: pāhautea, ngaruru
 * Middle English: flouren
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: trives,
 * Occitan:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: процвіта́ти


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: prosperovat,, vzkvétat
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: disflori
 * French:
 * German:, sich entwickeln, , , , eine Blütezeit erleben
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀκμάζω
 * Icelandic: dafna, blómstra
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: vigeō, floreō
 * Maori: whakapuāwai
 * Middle English: flouren
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, blomstre
 * Occitan: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Spanish: ,


 * Czech: mít vliv,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: flori
 * French:
 * German:, eine Blütezeit haben, einen Höhepunkt erreichen, , großen Erfolg haben
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: blomstre
 * Romanian:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: rozmachovat se, gestikulovat
 * Dutch: ,
 * French:
 * German:, , , schwungvoll bewegen, überschwenglich gestikulieren,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀκμάζω
 * Icelandic: sveifla
 * Italian:
 * Maori: whakakakapa, tīwaiwai, whakakapakapa
 * Middle English: floryschen
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ,
 * Occitan:
 * Ukrainian: розма́хувати

Noun

 * 1) A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
 * 2) An ornamentation.
 * 3)   A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
 * 4)  A decorative embellishment on a building.
 * 1) An ornamentation.
 * 2)   A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
 * 3)  A decorative embellishment on a building.
 * 1)   A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
 * 2)  A decorative embellishment on a building.
 * 1)  A decorative embellishment on a building.
 * 1)  A decorative embellishment on a building.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: размахване
 * Dutch: ,
 * French:
 * German: überschwengliche Geste, große Geste,
 * Italian: sventolio, gesticolio
 * Japanese: 見せびらかす
 * Middle English: floryshe
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: floritura
 * Czech: kudrlinka
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: koukero,
 * French:
 * German:, , , Ausschmückung
 * Ido:
 * Italian:, girigogolo
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish: floritura,
 * Ukrainian: ро́зчерк


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: ,
 * Esperanto: fanfaro
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Ukrainian: фанфа́ра,


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:
 * German:, ,
 * Spanish: