blooming
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈblumɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.
Opening in blossoms; flowering.
BritishAustraliaIreland
A euphemism for the intensifier bloody.
noun
The act by which something blooms.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.
Used this way, blooming is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It suits reflective writing more than quick conversation.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Slightly formal
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Beautiful or graceful
- Usage feel
- Reflective and slightly elevated
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
A flower that blooms in a particular way.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers.
Deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters.
Any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus.
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