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   bloom

   /bluːm/

   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 vigour: "I am no longer in the bloom of youth" Similar primeperfectionacmezenithpeakheightheydayflourishingstrengthvigoursalad daysOpposite declinenadir
   • ▪ a youthful or healthy glow in a person's complexion: "her face had lost its usual bloom" Similar lustresheenglowradiancefreshnessperfectionblushflushrosinesspinknessrednessruddinesscolour
   • 2. a delicate powdery surface deposit on certain fresh fruits, leaves, or stems: "the bloom on a plum"
   • ▪ a greyish-white appearance on chocolate caused by cocoa butter rising to the surface.
   • ▪ short for algal bloom
   • 3. a full, bright sound in a recording: "the remastering has lost some of the bloom of the strings"

   verb

   • 1. produce flowers; be in flower: "a chalk pit where cowslips bloomed" Similar blossomflowerbe in blossom/flowercome into flower/blossomopenopen outbudsproutburgeonmatureOpposite witherfade
   • ▪ come into or be in full beauty or health; flourish: "the children had bloomed in the soft Devonshire air" Similar flourishthrivebe in good healthget on wellget aheadprospersucceedbe successfulprogressmake progressmake headwayburgeoninformal:be in the pinkbe fine and dandygo great guns
   • ▪ (of fire, colour, or light) become radiant and glowing: "colour bloomed in her cheeks"
   • 2. coat (a lens) with a special surface layer so as to reduce reflection from its surface. technical

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

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   Synonyms for BLOOM: flower, blossom, efflorescence, prime, heyday, flush, anthesis, blow, floret, floweret, burgeoning, down, peak, fuzz, maturescence; Antonyms for BLOOM: withering, wither, shrink, shrivel.