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   Bloom

   /blo͞om/

   

   noun

   • 1. a flower, especially one cultivated for its beauty: "an exotic bloom" Similar flowerblossomfloweretfloweringblossomingflorescenceefflorescence
   • ▪ the state or period of flowering: "the apple trees were in bloom"
   • ▪ the state or period of greatest beauty, freshness, or vigor: "I am no longer in the bloom of youth" Similar primeperfectionacmezenithpeakheightheydayflourishingstrengthvigorsalad daysOpposite declinenadir
   • ▪ a youthful or healthy glow in a person's complexion: "her face had lost its usual bloom" Similar lustersheenglowradiancefreshnessperfectionblushflushrosinesspinknessrednessruddinesscolor
   • 2. a delicate powdery surface deposit on certain fresh fruits, leaves, or stems: "the bloom on a plum"
   • ▪ a grayish-white appearance on chocolate caused by cocoa butter rising to the surface.
   • ▪ a rapid growth of microscopic algae or cyanobacteria in water, often resulting in a colored scum on the surface.
   • 3. a full bright sound, especially in a musical recording: "the remastering has lost some of the bloom of the strings"

   verb

   • 1. produce flowers; be in flower: "a rose tree bloomed on a ruined wall" Similar blossomflowerbe in blossom/flowercome into flower/blossomopenopen outbudsproutburgeonmatureOpposite witherfade
   • ▪ come into or be in full beauty or health; flourish: "she bloomed as an actress under his tutelage" Similar flourishthrivebe in good healthget on wellget aheadprospersucceedbe successfulprogressmake progressmake headwayburgeoninformal:be in the pinkbe fine and dandygo great guns
   • ▪ (of fire, color, or light) become radiant and glowing: "color bloomed in her cheeks"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse blóm ‘flower, blossom’, blómi ‘prosperity’, blómar ‘flowers’.

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