blossom
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blossom¹
- /ˈblɒs.əm/ UK
- [ˈblɒs.m̩] UK
- /ˈblɑ.səm/ US
- [ˈblɑ.sm̩] US
- /ˈblɔs.əm/ Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈblɔs.m̩] Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɒsəm, -ɑsəm
Where it comes from
From Middle English blosme, from Old English blostm, blostma, from Proto-Germanic *blōstmô (compare West Frisian blossem, Dutch bloesem; related to *blōstaz [compare German Blust]), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-s- (“bloom, flower”), from *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom, to thrive”). Cognate with Albanian bleron (“to blossom, to thrive”), Latin flōs (“flower”), Flōra (“goddess of plants”). See more at blow (etymology 4).
noun blossoms · blasom
- A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers. The blossom has come early this year.
- The state or season of producing such flowers. The orchard is in blossom.
- A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise. This beauty, in the blossom of my youth, / When my first fire knew no adulterate incense, / Nor I no way to flatter, but my fondness; / […] long did I love this lady, / Long was my travail, long my trade to win her; / With all the duty of my soul, I served her.
- The colour of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs. For colour he [Nobs, a horse] was neither black-bay, brown-bay, dapple-bay, black-grey, iron-grey, sad-grey, branded-grey, sandy-grey, dapple-grey, silver-grey, dun, mouse-dun, flea-backed, flea-bitten, rount, blossom, roan, pye-bald, rubican, sorrel, cow-coloured sorrel, bright sorrel, burnt sorrel
verb blossoms · blossoming · blossomed
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To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom.
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Similar: bloom, come into bloom, come into blossom, flower, blow
- To begin to thrive or flourish. A quiet, studious man, rich in the wisdom that is better than learning, the charity which calls all mankind "brother," the piety that blossoms into character, making it august and lovely.
Blossom²
Where it comes from
From blossom.
proper noun
- A hamlet in New York.
- A city in Texas.
- A female given name. The resulting craze is probably attributable to a Waialua Elementary guidance teacher, Blossom Galbiso, who introduced the game into O'ahu schoolyards in 1992.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bloom, blossom out, flower, efflorescence, flush, peak, unfold, heyday, prime, blossom forth, flowering, bud, fruit, fleur, carnation, lotus
Translations
Every language
noun flowers on trees
| Español | flor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 꽃 kkot |
| 日本語 | 花 haná |
| 中文 | 花 huā |
| हिन्दी | मुकुल mukul, फूल phūl |
| Português | flor |
| Français | fleur |
| Deutsch | Blüte |
| Italiano | bocciolo |
| Ελληνικά | ανθός anthós |
| Română | floare |
| Русский | цвето́к cvetók |
| Tiếng Việt | bông |
| العربية | زَهْرَة zahra |
| עברית | פריחה |
noun state or season for such flowers
| Español | floración |
|---|---|
| Português | floração, florada |
| Français | floraison |
| Deutsch | Blüte |
| Русский | пери́од цветения períod cvetenija, цвете́ние cveténije, расцве́т rascvét, цвет cvet |
| עברית | פריחה prikha |
verb have or open into blossoms
| Español | florecer |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 피다 pida |
| 日本語 | 咲く saku |
| 中文 | 開花 /开花 kāihuā, 開 /开 kāi, 綻放 /绽放 zhànfàng |
| हिन्दी | खिलना khilnā |
| Português | desabrochar, florir, florescer |
| Français | fleurir |
| Deutsch | blühen, erblühen |
| Italiano | fiorire |
| Ελληνικά | ανθίζω anthízo |
| Română | înflori |
| Русский | цвести́ cvestí, расцвета́ть rascvetátʹ, расцвести́ rascvestí |
| Tiếng Việt | nở |
| العربية | زَهَرَ zahara |
verb begin to thrive or flourish
| Português | florescer, prosperar |
|---|---|
| Français | s'épanouir |
| Deutsch | blühen, aufblühen |
| Русский | расцвета́ть rascvetátʹ, расцвести́ rascvestí |
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