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- US Pronunciation
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- [blos-uh m]
- /ˈblɒs əm/
- /ˈblɒs.əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blos-uh m]
- /ˈblɒs əm/
Definitions of blossom word
- variable noun blossom Blossom is the flowers that appear on a tree before the fruit. 3
- verb blossom If someone or something blossoms, they develop good, attractive, or successful qualities. 3
- verb blossom When a tree blossoms, it produces blossom. 3
- noun blossom the flower or flowers of a plant, esp conspicuous flowers producing edible fruit 3
- noun blossom the time or period of flowering (esp in the phrases in blossom, in full blossom) 3
- verb blossom (of plants) to come into flower 3
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Origin of blossom
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English blosme, blossem, Old English blōstm(a), blōsma flower; cognate with Middle Dutch bloesem, Middle Low German blosem, blossem; (v.) Middle English blosmen, Old English blōstmian, derivative of the noun See bloom1, blow3
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Parts of speech for Blossom
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blossom popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blossom usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blossom
verb blossom
- bloom — A bloom is the flower on a plant.
- unfold — to bring out of a folded state; spread or open out: Unfold your arms.
- burgeon — If something burgeons, it grows or develops rapidly.
- shoot — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
Antonyms for blossom
verb blossom
- shrivel — shrink, dry up
- wither — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- deteriorate — If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
- shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- fade — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
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