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

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

Its intersecting arms gently sway and churn in prevailing winds — whatever it takes to court the splendid nearby cherry tree that is currently abloom with sensuous pink blossoms.

From New York Times • May 7, 2016

There were too, many beautiful clumps of the umbrella pine over which vines of red and white roses luxuriantly abloom were running riot.

From The Red Miriok by Barnes, Anna M.