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

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

“This has a pretty good mix,” he said, taking in the tennis courts, playground equipment and pretty plantings, including a red bud tree abloom.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2018

Heron Hall, by design and not surprisingly, is abloom in full, glorious compliance.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2017

The cliffs are abloom with blossoms of gold, like a garden of woodland flowers.

From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard