bloom
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3.2
- noun
- /bluːm/
:
rubor
- The child had a delightful bloom on her face after playing outside in the sun.
- bloom on the cheeks
Examples
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The bloom in the cheek, the spark in the eye.
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But in the maid's imperfect features, Zorah saw the true bloom of youth.
Fiction book (1991) -
Personally, I think I have too much bloom.
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Although, he does have that refreshin' bloom of youth about him.
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A cheek with a bloom to it.
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When they rose, the bloom of youth was in their cheeks.
Fiction book (2001) -
I thought I saw Elizabeth, in the bloom of health, walking in the streets of Ingolstadt.
Fiction book (2002) -
You're losing your bloom and, unlike tulips, yours will not be renewed in the spring.
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A poet might speak of the blush in your cheek, as the bloom of a rose newly born.
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A rosy bloom ignited in her cheeks and nipples as the marble skin of her whole body began to glow.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
11
1.0
A pink or red color in the cheeks from strong feelings such as embarrassment
1
3.1
A pink or red color in the cheeks showing good health and happiness
1
7.0
A red color on a person's face that shows they are healthy
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A reddish mineral people use to make blue glass that is found in mine veins
How Rosy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bloom comes from the old English blōm 'flower', and since flowers have fresh, rosy color, bloom also came to mean a healthy, rosy look in the cheeks.