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Antonyms for bloom

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : bloom
Phonetic Transcription : blum

Definition of bloom

Origin :
  • "blossom of a plant," c.1200, a northern word, from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse blomi "flower, blossom," also collectively "flowers and foliage on trees;" from Proto-Germanic *blomon (cf. Old Saxon blomo, Middle Dutch bloeme, Dutch bloem, Old High German bluomo, German Blume, Gothic bloma), from PIE *bhle- (cf. Old Irish blath "blossom, flower," Latin flos "flower," florere "to blossom, flourish"), extended form of *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell" (see bole). Related to Old English blowan "to flower" (see blow (v.2)).
  • Transferred sense, of persons, is from c.1300; meaning "state of greatest loveliness" is from early 14c.; that of "blush on the cheeks" is from 1752. Old English had cognate bloma, but only in the figurative sense of "state of greatest beauty;" the main word in Old English for "flower" was blostm (see blossom).
  • noun flower
  • verb flower; flourish
Example sentences :
  • There the flush and bloom of newness were oppressive to the right-minded.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "No, it's bloom," hastened Cornelia, covertly wiping it off.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • There, all the bloom and freshness natural to youth seemed blasted!
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Explications with Betty would brush the bloom off everything.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • It is the only ground in the world where Ideas can germinate and bloom.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • But I wad sing on wanton wing, When youthfu' May its bloom renew'd.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • Her prettiness, indeed, was chiefly in slender plumpness and bloom.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • Any one of the following reasons may cause it to be barren of bloom.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • Some will bloom the second season, the rest will require another year.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • Amaryllis Formosissima was in bloom in one week after I planted the bulb.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various

Synonyms for bloom

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