different between zoe vs blossom

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ??? (z??)

Noun

zoe (uncountable)

1. In the philosophy of Giorgio Agamben, bare life, as opposed to any particular mode of life (bios).

Anagrams

• Ezo

Japanese

Romanization

zoe

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Limburgish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sô, from Old Dutch s?, from a merger of Proto-Germanic *swa and *sw?.

Adverb

zoe

1. so
2. (zoe ... es) as
3. since, because
4. soon, right away
5. thus

Derived terms

• zoeget

Portuguese

Verb

zoe

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of zoar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of zoar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of zoar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of zoar

English

Etymology

From Middle English blosme, from Old English bl?stm, bl?stma, from Proto-Germanic *bl?smaz (compare West Frisian blossem, bloesem), an enlargement of *bl?staz (compare German Blust), from Proto-Indo-European *b?leh?-s- (“bloom, flower”), from *b?leh?- (“to bloom, to thrive”). Cognate with Albanian bleron (“to blossom, to thrive”), Latin fl?s (“flower”), Fl?ra (“goddess of plants”). See more at blow (etymology 4).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?bl?.s?m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?bl?.s?m/
• Hyphenation: blos?som

Noun

blossom (countable and uncountable, plural blossoms)

1. A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.
2. The state or season of producing such flowers.
3. (figuratively) A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise.
4. The colour of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs.

Alternative forms

• blasom (Jamaican English)

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

blossom (third-person singular simple present blossoms, present participle blossoming, simple past and past participle blossomed)

1. (intransitive) To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom.
2. (intransitive) To begin to thrive or flourish.

Synonyms

• (have, or open into, blossoms): bloom, come into bloom, come into blossom, flower
• (begin to thrive or flourish): bloom, flourish, grow, prosper, thrive

Translations

Further reading

• blossom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Middle English

Noun

blossom

1. Alternative form of blosme