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in bloom

in bloom

20 2.3
Having flowers open on a plant or tree
  • idiom
  • /ɪn blum/
: en flor
  • A well-tended lawn, weed-free gravel, and syringa bushes in bloom under the library window suggested peace and order.
  • flowers in bloom
  • trees in bloom

Examples

  • The next week, in downtown Beirut, I saw a cherry tree in bloom.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The peach and apple trees were in bloom, and the air was scented with delicate sweetness.

    Academic text (2001)

  • * And the flowers Are in bloom tonight...

    The Tiger Hunter (2017)

  • Everything would be in bloom like this.

    It's Complicated (2009)

  • Unfortunately, it is not in bloom at the moment.

    Torture Dungeon (1970)

  • The flowers were in bloom; the day had turned fair.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The fruit trees are all in bloom.

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

  • I would really prefer to wait until the roses are in bloom so that we can see what we have.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • These roses are so beautiful when they're in bloom.

    Meet the Applegates (1990)

  • The fruit trees are all in bloom this spring, offering a beautiful sight.

Synonyms

bloom
vsin bloom
43 1.0

A flower on a plant or the time when a plant makes flowers

is the state of flowering rather than a single flower or the whole process
to flower
vsin bloom
21 1.0

To produce the colorful part of a plant that makes seeds

is the condition of having open blossoms rather than the act of making them
to blossom
vsin bloom
15 1.4

To produce flowers on a tree or plant

is the lasting condition of open flowers rather than the brief producing action
flowering
vsin bloom
15 2.5

Having open blossoms on the plant

is the state of having open blossoms rather than the ongoing act of making them
full bloom
vsin bloom
9 3.0

A plant with its flowers fully open and very beautiful

is the general flowering state that does not require peak fullness or peak beauty
blooming
vsin bloom
2 1.8

The time when a plant produces flowers

is the condition of having open flowers rather than the active development process
abloom
vsin bloom
1 5.1

Covered with many open flowers

is a general flowering state that does not stress full coverage
blossoming
vsin bloom
1 2.5

A time when flowers open and plants become full of blooms

is the state of open flowers rather than the whole development period
blossomy
vsin bloom
1 3.5

Covered in many flowers that smell sweet

is the general flowering state rather than a focus on fragrance or look
bloomy
vsin bloom
1 3.9

A place covered with many flowers like a field in spring

is the general state of producing flowers rather than emphasizing abundance

Antonyms

dormant
15 4.0

Not active now but alive and able to become active again, for example a volcano or seed

wilted
3 3.1

Limp and drooping from lack of water, heat, or disease

How Blooming

in bloom
20 2.3
dormant
15 4.0

Surface Forms

in bloom positive

Morphology

in + bloom

The meaning 'in the state of flowering' is directly derivable from combining 'in' (indicating location or state) with 'bloom' (flowering/flower), so the phrase describes being in a flowering condition. This locative/state composition is a common, transparent pattern in English and across many languages (e.g., Spanish 'en flor', French 'en fleurs'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.

Etymology

In bloom shows a simple picture: a plant with its flowers open and full of bright bloom. So, in bloom means 'flowering' or 'blossoming'.