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abloom with

abloom with

6.4
Having many bright open flowers
  • idiom
translation icon : cubierto de flores
  • By late April, the park is abloom with colorful tulips and daffodils.

Examples

  • The garden is abloom with colorful flowers.

  • The old countryside cottage stood abloom with climbing roses in the summer sun.

  • The hills were abloom with wildflowers after the rain.

  • In spring, the trees are abloom with blossoms.

  • The park is abloom with vibrant tulips and daffodils in the spring.

  • By mid-April, the entire meadow is abloom with colorful wildflowers.

  • Our backyard is abloom with fragrant jasmine and blooming roses this summer.

Synonyms

in bloom
vsabloom with
13 2.3

Having flowers open on a plant or tree

means being covered with many flowers at the time rather than just the stage
full bloom
vsabloom with
6 3.0

A plant with its flowers fully open and very beautiful

refers to being covered with flowers but not necessarily at peak
abloom
vsabloom with
1 5.1

Covered with many open flowers

is the same meaning but used as a phrase with a following noun
bloomy
vsabloom with
3.9

A place covered with many flowers like a field in spring

is the phrase form used to say that something is covered
blossomy
vsabloom with
3.5

Covered in many flowers that smell sweet

refers to actual coverage by open flowers rather than mere appearance
floriferous
vsabloom with
  • Specialized
8.2

A plant that produces many flowers

describes being covered with flowers now rather than producing them
floribunda
vsabloom with
  • Specialized
7.5

Producing many flowers

is the general description of being covered with flowers, not cultivar specific

Antonyms

flowerless
4.5

A plant that does not make blooms or seeds

How Blooming

abloom with
6.4
flower bud
1 1.0

Surface Forms

abloom with positive

Morphology

abloom + with

The meaning is directly compositional: 'abloom' = 'in a state of flowering' and the preposition 'with' indicates what it is full of (e.g., flowers). This follows standard adjective + with construction and is cross-linguistically natural, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily derive the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Abloom with comes from the old prefix a- meaning 'in' plus bloom, the word for the flowers on a plant. Picture a garden covered in flowers; it is 'full of' blossoms, so 'abloom with' means 'covered with flowers'.