bloom
/blu:m/
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Definition
Noun:
- A flower or the state of flowering: The bloom is the flower itself, or the condition of bearing flowers.
- The period of greatest vigor, beauty, or prosperity: A time when someone or something is at their peak.
- A healthy, rosy complexion: A fresh, glowing appearance of the skin, especially on the face.
- A powdery or waxy coating on certain fruits, leaves, or stems: A delicate, often whitish layer on the surface.
Verb:
- To produce flowers; to blossom: When a plant blooms, it opens its flowers.
- To flourish or thrive: To be in a state of healthful, vibrant growth or development.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The garden was filled with the vibrant bloom of tulips.
- She was in the full bloom of her career.
- The cold weather brought a healthy bloom to her cheeks.
- The grape had a natural, dusty bloom on its skin.
Verb:
- The roses bloom every June without fail.
- Her talent for painting truly began to bloom in her twenties.
Advanced Usage
"in (full) bloom": Flowering profusely; at the peak of development or beauty.
- The apple trees are in full bloom this week.
- The artist's creativity was in full bloom during that period.
"to take the bloom off (something)": To diminish the freshness, newness, or pleasure of something.
- Hearing the plot twist early took the bloom off the movie for me.
Variants and Related Words
- Blooming (adjective): Used for emphasis (informal), e.g., Also describes the process of flowering.
- Bloomer (noun, historical): A type of loose trousers. (Note: This is a distinct, unrelated word).
- Bloomery (noun): A furnace for producing wrought iron from ore.
Synonyms
- Noun (flower): Blossom, flower.
- Noun (peak period): Prime, heyday, zenith.
- Verb (to flower): Blossom, flower, burgeon.
- Verb (to thrive): Flourish, prosper.
Related Phrases
- Bloom is off the rose: The initial excitement, beauty, or appeal has faded.
- After a few years of hard work, the bloom was off the rose, and he felt disillusioned.
Noun
- a powdery deposit on a surface
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- the best time of youth
- reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
- the organic process of bearing flowers
- you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed
Verb
- produce or yield flowers
- The cherry tree bloomed