Flourish
/ˈflʌ.ɹɪʃ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters
Definition of Flourish
noun
- A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
"With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue."
- An ornamentation.
"His signature ended with a flourish."
- A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
"The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church."
- A decorative embellishment on a building.
verb
- To thrive or grow well.
"The barley flourished in the warm weather."
- To prosper or fare well.
"The cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business."
- To be in a period of greatest influence.
"His writing flourished before the war."
- To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
- To make bold, sweeping movements with.
"They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace."