abloom
adjective
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L334198 on Wikidata ↗adverb
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L44287 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈbluːm/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English bloom English abloom From a- (“in”) + bloom (“flower”).
- Blooming; covered in flowers.
“[…] on summer nights when the tulips were abloom and the bees buzzing […]”
“[Krazy Kat:] How can you tell spring is here, Offissa Pupp? / [Officer Pupp:] By the flower abloom in yon pot.”
- Having something growing or grown.
“For Santa Claus comes / With reindeer and sleigh / To fill up the stockings on glad Christmas Day. / And there in the library / Stands a great tree / With gifts all abloom, most lovely to see!”
“Who does not feel the passage of divine dreams over his troubled life when the infinite meadows of heaven are suddenly abloom with light?”
- Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; exhibiting youth-like beauty.
“The Hollywood concept of clean-shaven, square-jawed young men and fragrant young ladies with cheeks abloom does not seem to square with the facts.”
“When they returned, Jade's cheeks were abloom, her eyes alight with anticipation.”
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English bloom English abloom From a- (“in”) + bloom (“flower”).
- In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding.