abloom

American  

[uh-bloom] / əˈblum /

adverb

1. in bloom; blossoming; flowering.

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abloom British  

/ əˈbluːm /

adjective

1. (postpositive) in flower; blooming

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Etymology

Origin of abloom

First recorded in 1850–55; a- ¹ + bloom ¹

Explanation

Something that's abloom is flowering or blooming. When your rose bush is abloom, it's covered in huge yellow flowers. If a plant is abloom, it's covered in flowers. Buds are opening, and blossoms are big and full. You can also use the adjective abloom figuratively, to mean "flourishing" or "healthy," as when your pink-cheeked friend looks abloom with good health from the fresh air. The prefix a- here means "in," and bloom has a Scandinavian root, the Old Norse blóm, "flower or blossom."

Example Sentences

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abloom

As the day began, the abbey buzzed with excitement and was abloom with fragrant flowers and colorful hats.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2023

The church buzzed with excitement and was abloom with fragrant flowers and colorful hats.

From Washington Times ● May 6, 2023

No one wanted this rare thing abloom in the dusk to end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

The exterior showcases the talent of Yulia Avgustinovich, a Russian-born, Denver-based painter selected by the Mount Rainier Arts Commission to do the mural, abloom with flowers and incorporating local architecture.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2021

There were the rich lands in high cultivation, the spreading trees of various kinds, the vineyards, the olive yards, the orchards, the spacious houses, the glowing gardens all abloom.

From A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 by Knowles, J. Harris (John Harris)