abloom

1 5.1

Covered with many open flowers

adjective
/əˈblum/

: en flor

His left shoulder and side might be abloom with purple-to-yellow bruises, but the underlying body was powerfully built.

Examples

Luriana Laura Lee The China rose is all abloom and buzzing with the yellow bee.
The garden is abloom with bright tulips and cheerful daffodils this spring.
Throughout the valley, fields are abloom with wildflowers, creating a stunning view.
In July, the hedges are abloom with fragrant roses that attract many bees.

Synonyms

in bloom

vsabloom

13 2.3

Having flowers open on a plant or tree

describes being fully covered with open petals rather than simply the state

efflorescent

vsabloom

1 9.9

Beginning to open and show flowers

means already covered with open petals rather than starting to open them

flowering

vsabloom

2.5

Having open blossoms on the plant

is covered with open petals across the plant rather than just producing them

bloomy

vsabloom

3.9

A place covered with many flowers like a field in spring

is similar but stresses being fully covered rather than just abundant

blossomy

vsabloom

3.5

Covered in many flowers that smell sweet

focuses on actual coverage of open petals rather than resemblance or scent

floriferous

vsabloom

Specialized

8.2

A plant that produces many flowers

describes being covered with open petals, not only the production level

floribunda

vsabloom

Specialized

7.5

Producing many flowers

refers generally to being covered with open petals, not cultivar usage

Antonyms

barren

11 5.3

Having no useful ideas or emotion

Idioms

abloom with

6.4

Having many bright open flowers

abloom with joy

Archaic

6.7

Looking very happy and excited

How Blooming

full bloom

6 3.0

abloom

1 5.1

flower bud

1 1.0

Surface Forms

abloom positive

Morphology

abloom = bloom (semi-transparent) = a + bloom

The connection to 'bloom' is clear, but the prefix 'a-' is not very productive for most learners, so 'abloom' is not fully predictable.

Etymology

The word abloom is an easy way to say 'in bloom'. It comes from the old prefix a- meaning 'in' or 'on' plus bloom meaning 'open flower', so abloom means 'covered with open flowers'.