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

The exterior showcases the talent of Yulia Avgustinovich, a Russian-born, Denver-based painter selected by the Mount Rainier Arts Commission to do the mural, abloom with flowers and incorporating local architecture.

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2021

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

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2017

Guy, Earl of Warwick in these frays Was always turning different ways; Barnet 1471 On Barnet Field he met his doom The Rose of York’s now well abloom.

From A Humorous History of England by Harrison, Charles