Associations to the word «Flourishing»

Wiktionary

FLOURISHING, verb. Present participle of flourish
FLOURISHING, noun. The action of the verb flourish; flowering

Dictionary definition

FLOURISHING, adjective. Very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats