full bloom
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3.0
- noun
- The cherry blossoms were in full bloom and it was so beautiful.
Examples
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It's when the orchids are in full bloom.
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I've brought Gary a large bunch of peonies in full bloom.
Fiction book (1999) -
A woman is in full bloom only for a short while!
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In April, the rains returned, and May was in full bloom.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then something catches his eye: four yellow roses in full bloom.
Fiction book (2000) -
Our summer romances are in full bloom, and everybody's in love!
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Tulips and daffodils were in full bloom along the streets and highways.
Fiction book (1998) -
Aunt May's pea patch was in full bloom again; in fact, the entire garden was growing profusely.
Fiction book (1993) -
The gladioli are in full bloom—yellows, oranges, and pinks translucent and vivid in the evening sun.
Fiction book (2001) -
The cherry blossoms were in full bloom and attracted many visitors to the park.
Synonyms
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1.0
A flower on a plant or the time when a plant makes flowers
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2.5
A time when flowers open and plants become full of blooms
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8.4
Time when many flowers bloom on a plant or in a garden
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8.7
The time when a plant's flowers form and open
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9.3
The time when flowers open and bloom
Antonyms
How Bloomed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the state of peak flowering' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'full' (complete/highest degree) with 'bloom' (flowering or a flower). This adjective + noun composition is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'en plena floración') and follows regular semantic combination, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Full bloom comes from the picture of a flower with all its petals open; the bloom is full when the plant looks most beautiful and complete. So we use full bloom to say something is 'at its best' or fully grown and developed.