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efflorescent

efflorescent

1 9.9
Beginning to open and show flowers
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛf.ləˈrɛs.ənt/
translation icon : eflorescente

Examples

  • An old green Ford with an efflorescent patina.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • I think minerals succeed through the transference of radical moisture and vegetables through some increase of efflorescent activity, but animals attempt to profit according to the exigencies of their being, because all things yearn for a nutriment to which they grow accustomed.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • In spring, the garden became efflorescent, with vibrant flowers blossoming everywhere.

  • The young buds were efflorescent, bursting into beautiful blooms under the warm sunlight.

  • As summer approached, the previously bare tree branches turned efflorescent with colorful blossoms.

Synonyms

in bloom
vsefflorescent
13 2.3

Having flowers open on a plant or tree

emphasizes the process of opening into flowers rather than the settled state
flowery
vsefflorescent
6 3.5

Smelling or looking like flowers

is the literal action of opening into flowers rather than a floral quality
abloom
vsefflorescent
1 5.1

Covered with many open flowers

describes the transition into open flowers rather than the finished state
flowering
vsefflorescent
2.5

Having open blossoms on the plant

is specifically in the act of opening into flowers rather than just producing them
floriferous
vsefflorescent
  • Specialized
8.2

A plant that produces many flowers

is about the moment of opening rather than the abundance of flowers
floribunda
vsefflorescent
  • Specialized
7.5

Producing many flowers

focuses on the actual act of opening flowers rather than cultivar labeling
bloomy
vsefflorescent
3.9

A place covered with many flowers like a field in spring

highlights the moment of flowers opening rather than being already covered
blossomy
vsefflorescent
3.5

Covered in many flowers that smell sweet

refers to the active opening into flowers rather than just appearance or scent

Antonyms

to stagnate
19 6.8

To stop growing or changing and stay the same, like water in a pond

to wilt
18 3.2

To become limp and droop from heat, lack of water, or disease

How Flowering

full bloom
6 3.0
efflorescent
1 9.9
flowering
2.5
dormant
17 4.0

Surface Forms

efflorescent positive

Morphology

efflorescent = effloresce (transparent) = effloresce + ent

The adjective is formed regularly from the verb 'effloresce' with '-ent', so its meaning follows directly from the base verb.

Etymology

The word efflorescent comes from Latin parts ex- meaning 'out' and flor meaning 'flower', and the same root appears in the words flower and floral. So something efflorescent is 'bursting out into flower', that is, beginning to bloom.