flourishing

adjective

flour·​ish·​ing ˈflər-i-shiŋ 

ˈflə-rish

: marked by vigorous and healthy growth

a flourishing garden

: very active and successful

a flourishing career

flourishingly adverb

flourishingly vibrant begonias

Even a few years ago, scientists had studied only a handful of galactic specimens. But recently, galaxy collections have grown flourishingly.

—Ann Finkbeiner

Synonyms

• going
• palmy
• prosperous
• successful
• thriving
• triumphant

Examples of flourishing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The inability to afford homes, the time and cost of commuting, and the shortage of school and elderly care places have put flourishing cities out of reach for many working people. —Ian Goldin, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023

Research in Palau has already identified other populations of coral that are heat-resistant and flourishing. —Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2023

Between the early days of the artist-woodsman ornithologists and the death of Brasher a century and a half later, the science of ornithology spun off a vital and flourishing adjunct: birdwatching. —Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023

Despite a vast and flourishing film industry that produces more than 1,600 films annually and a population of 1.4 billion, India has only 8,700 screens, compared to China, which boasts more than 80,000 screens for a similar population size. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023

Right now nature in Dallas is budding, blooming and flourishing, so buyers can see exactly what homes have to offer during the city’s green season. —Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023

In the years since, Putin manipulated Georgia’s politics by proxy and diminished the country’s hopes for independence, for a flourishing civil society. —Matthew Continetti, National Review, 29 Jan. 2022

In recent years, a backlash to digital and automated projection has created a flourishing niche market for old-fashioned film. —Lane Brown, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2023

Waterhouse spoke candidly to The Times about their flourishing but private relationship. —Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 21 Feb. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English florysschyng, from present participle of florisshen "to flourish entry 1"

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above