grow vigorously His business had been all along steadily flourishing, his patrons had been of high social position, some most illustrious, others actually royal. — Petherick, Horace William

c. 1500, "a blossom," from flourish (v.). Meaning "an ostentatious waving of a weapon" is from 1550s; that of "excessive literary or rhetorical embellishment" is from c. [..]

c. 1300, "to blossom, grow" (intransitive), from Old French floriss-, stem of florir "to blossom, flower, bloom; prosper, flourish," from Latin florere "to bloom, blossom, flo [..]

to thrive or be successful.

a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish" boom: grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business i [..]

 an ornament.

 to ornament, disguise with ornament.

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A decorative tail or ornamental extension on a swash letter, usually in the form of one or more swirling curves. A flourish is often an extension of an ascender or descender. Pen-flourished initial le [..]

A fanfare usually of trumpets or other brass instruments. The term was used in Renaissance England, and is usually used in connection with Elizabethan plays.

(n) a showy gesture(n) an ornamental embellishment in writing(n) a display of ornamental speech or language(n) the act of waving(n) (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments(v) grow vigo [..]

A complex, fast run played before or between melodic notes.

to grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

To flourish is to be able to enjoy life, cope with life’s difficulties, believe in yourself and others, feel you belong somewhere in the world and believe that you have something you can give to other [..]

(intransitive) To thrive or grow well. *which with a good needle, perhaps may be flourished into large works. (transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with. (They flourished the banner as [..]