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a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement<a handsome young man in the full bloom of youth>Synonymsblossom, flower, flush, heyday, primeRelated Wordsacme, apex, climax, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith; glory, grandeur, splendor; haleness, heartiness; energy, force, potency, power, vigorNear Antonymsdecline; bottom, nadir; feebleness, fragility, frailty, weakness; illness, infirmity, sickness; shriveling, wilting, withering
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a rosy appearance of the cheeks<after a snowball fight, she came inside with a bloom>Synonymsblush, flushRelated Wordsbrightness, brilliance, glow; pinkness, rosiness
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the usually showy plant part that produces seeds<the rosebush produces blooms only in midsummer>— see flower 1
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