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I see little alteration at Lyons since I formerly passed through it. Its manufactories are, nevertheless, flourishing, though less improvement than could be expected is visible in the external aspect of the place.
Marguerite Gardiner

Meaning of "flourishing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLOURISHING

flourishing  [ˈflʌrɪʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLOURISHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flourishing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FLOURISHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flourishing

In positive psychology, flourishing is “to live within an optimal range of human functioning, one that connotes goodness, generativity, growth, and resilience.” Flourishing is the opposite of both pathology and languishing, which are described as living a life that feels both hollow and empty. Flourishing is a positive psychology concept which is a measure of overall life well-being and is viewed as important to the idea of happiness. Many components and concepts contribute to the overall concept of flourishing and the benefits of a life that can be characterized as flourishing. It incorporates many other concepts in the positive psychology field such as cultivating strengths, subjective well-being, positive work spaces, etc.

Definition of flourishing in the English dictionary

The definition of flourishing in the dictionary is thriving, prospering, doing well.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLOURISHING


astonishing
əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ
diminishing
dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ
distinguishing
dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ
finishing
ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ
fishing
ˈfɪʃɪŋ
fly-fishing
ˈflaɪˌfɪʃɪŋ
languishing
ˈlæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ
nourishing
ˈnʌrɪʃɪŋ
overfishing
ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃɪŋ
perishing
ˈpɛrɪʃɪŋ
phishing
ˈfɪʃɪŋ
photofinishing
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ
publishing
ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ
punishing
ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ
ravishing
ˈrævɪʃɪŋ
refurbishing
riːˈfɜːbɪʃɪŋ
sportfishing
ˈspɔːtˌfɪʃɪŋ
unnourishing
ʌnˈnʌrɪʃɪŋ
unperishing
ʌnˈpɛrɪʃɪŋ
well-wishing
ˈwelˌwɪʃɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLOURISHING

flouncy
flounder
flour
flour bin
flour mill
flour mite
flour moth
flour shaker
flour sifter
flourish
flourisher
flourishingly
flourishy
flourless
floury
flouse
flout
flouter
floutingly
floutingstock

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLOURISHING

anything
blushing
bushing
crashing
crushing
Cushing
dashing
desktop publishing
flashing
flushing
gushing
ice fishing
lashing
Pershing
pushing
refreshing
slashing
smashing
thrashing
trout fishing
washing

Synonyms and antonyms of flourishing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLOURISHING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flourishing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of flourishing

Translation of «flourishing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLOURISHING

Find out the translation of flourishing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flourishing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flourishing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蓬勃发展
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

floreciente
570 millions of speakers

English

flourishing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्कर्ष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ازدهار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расцвет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

florescente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদীয়মান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

florissant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkembang pesat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

blühend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

繁栄している
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

번성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flourishing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thịnh vượng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மலர்ச்சியடையும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भरभराट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bayındır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fiorente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozkwit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розквіт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înfloritoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άνθηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bloeiende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blomstrande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blomstrende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flourishing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOURISHING»

The term «flourishing» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.855 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOURISHING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flourishing

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10 QUOTES WITH «FLOURISHING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flourishing.
1
Barnabe Barnes
A mass of dust, world's momentary slave, Is man, in state of our old Adam made, Soon born to die, soon flourishing to fade.
2
Isaac Barrow
Smiling always with a never fading serenity of countenance, and flourishing in an immortal youth.
3
Alistair Cooke
Hollywood grew to be the most flourishing factory of popular mythology since the Greeks.
4
Benjamin Robbins Curtis
The northern nations who burst the barriers of the Roman Empire and spread themselves over the most flourishing countries of Europe soon became sensible of the advantages and pleasures of civilization. They adopted the improvements and, in some instances, the language, laws, and manners of the more cultivated nations whom they had conquered.
5
Benjamin Robbins Curtis
No government can be strong and flourishing while the national character is weak and degraded. A government must flourish and decay with its subjects; and, when a prince makes a law or performs an action which has a tendency to injure the character or prosperity of the nation, he injures himself.
6
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
We know that dismantling old oppressive regimes is a great deal faster and easier than building new flourishing democracies. Chinggis Khaan once said, 'It was easier to conquer the world on horseback than to dismount and govern.' True validation of democracy lies less in what we tear down, and more in what we build.
7
Marguerite Gardiner
I see little alteration at Lyons since I formerly passed through it. Its manufactories are, nevertheless, flourishing, though less improvement than could be expected is visible in the external aspect of the place.
8
Jesse James Garrett
Ajax isn't a technology. It's really several technologies, each flourishing in its own right, coming together in powerful new ways.
9
James Heckman
The cognitive skills prized by the American educational establishment and measured by achievement tests are only part of what is required for success in life. Character skills are equally important determinants of wages, education, health and many other significant aspects of flourishing lives.
10
Michael Horton
Long before genetics became a flourishing field, Christians have spoken about sin as an inherited condition.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLOURISHING»

Discover the use of flourishing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flourishing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Calligraphic Flourishing: A New Approach to an Ancient Art
A detailed discussion of the dynamics of moving the tool is followed by an alphabet of strokes used to build and analyze flourishes.
Bill Hildebrandt, 1995
2
Flourishing: Positive Psychology and the Life Well-Lived
In Flourishing, distinguished scholars apply scientific analyses to study the good life, expanding the scope of social and psychological research to include happiness, well-being, courage, citizenship, play, and the satisfactions of healthy ...
Corey L. M. Keyes, Jonathan Haidt, 2003
3
Flourishing: A Frank Conversation about Sustainability
To shift the pendulum, this book tells a new story, driven by being and caring, as opposed to having and needing, rooted in the beauty of complexity and arguing for the transformative cultural shift that we can make based on our collective ...
John Ehrenfeld, Andrew Hoffman, 2013
4
A Flourishing Yin: Gender in China's Medical History, 960-1665
This book brings the study of gender to Chinese medicine and in so doing contextualizes Chinese medicine in history.
Charlotte Furth, 1999
5
The Flourishing of Jewish Sects in the Maccabean Era: An ...
This volume asks why Jewish groups - Sadducees, Pharisees, Essenes and the Dead Sea Scroll sect - flourished during the Maccabean era.
Albert I. Baumgarten, 1997
6
Flourishing
Flourishing is about achieving a deeper sense of well-being, meaning and purpose despite, and indeed very often because of, adversity.
Maureen Gaffney, 2011
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Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Flourishing
The text is a perfect supplement for Introductory Psychology, Psychology of Adjustment, Health Psychology, or Social Psychology courses. It can also be used as a primary text in upper-level courses, such as the Psychology of Happiness.
William Compton, Edward Hoffman, 2012
8
Flourishing: Letters 1928 - 1946
In America, during the war, he writes a regular telegram to his anxious parents, often saying just 'Flourishing'; the word fits not only his wartime experience, but the whole of his early life, vividly displayed in this book in all its ...
Isaiah Berlin, 2012
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Mass Flourishing: How Grassroots Innovation Created Jobs, ...
In this book, Nobel Prize-winning economist Edmund Phelps draws on a lifetime of thinking to make a sweeping new argument about what makes nations prosper--and why the sources of that prosperity are under threat today.
Edmund S. Phelps, 2013
10
Education for Human Flourishing: A Christian Perspective
Far from offering a thin patina of "niceness" spread over standard educational philosophy, Steven Loomis and Paul Spears set forth a vigorous Christian philosophy of education that seeks to transform the practice of education.
Paul D. Spears, Steven R. Loomis, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLOURISHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flourishing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Coffee culture flourishing | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago …
The sleepy town of Palmerston will be sleepy no more, with the arrival of its fifth cafe. The Welcome Swallow Bistro and cafe in the former post ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
2
Downtown Salt Lake flourishing economically, report shows
SALT LAKE CITY — The capital city's main urban center is flourishing economically with more jobs, historic retail activity, and increasing ... «KSL.com, Jul 15»
3
Rose flourishing at Scottish Open
Gullane (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Justin Rose put himself in prime position for a successful defence of his Scottish Open crown after a second ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
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Rose flourishing at Scottish Open | Bangkok Post: news
Rose flourishing at Scottish Open. 10 Jul 2015 at 21:43 162 viewed0 comments; WRITER: AFP. - +. GULLANE (UNITED KINGDOM) - Justin Rose put himself in ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
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COMMENTARY: A flourishing relationship with Vietnam
Few nations have changed the course of their relationship as profoundly in as little time as Vietnam and the United States have. This week's ... «Monitor, Jul 15»
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Lyme disease cases on the rise; researchers blame flourishing
“These findings highlight the growing risk of human infection with tick-associated diseases throughout the state and the importance of taking ... «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»
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'We are coming into our own as a community': Downtown Salt Lake …
The capital city's main urban center is flourishing economically with more jobs, historic retail activity, and increasing commercial and residential ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
8
Prostitution ads online: Judge voices concern over 'flourishing' forums
SINGAPORE: A District Judge in the State Courts raised concerns over the existence of online forum Sammyboy after hearing a case on Friday ... «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»
9
Flourishing Runcorn sports nutrition firm growing across Europe …
A flourishing sports nutrition firm based in Runcorn is looking to increase its workforce as part of European expansion plans. The Protein Works ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
10
Flowers family still flourishing - The Newark Advocate
HANOVER – The Flowers family has fifteen full-blood siblings, all between ages 68 and 90, living in Licking County. The adult children of Lloyd ... «The Newark Advocate, Jul 15»

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