The difference between Bloom and Flourish

When used as nouns, bloom means a blossom, whereas flourish means a dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.

When used as verbs, bloom means to cause to blossom, whereas flourish means to thrive or grow well.


check bellow for the other definitions of Bloom and Flourish

  1. Bloom as a noun:

    A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.

  2. Bloom as a noun:

    Flowers, collectively.

  3. Bloom as a noun (uncountable):

    The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.

    Examples:

    "The cherry trees are in bloom."

  4. Bloom as a noun (figuratively):

    A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor/vigour; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.

    Examples:

    "the bloom of youth"

  5. Bloom as a noun:

    Rosy colour; the flush or glow on a person's cheek.

  6. Bloom as a noun:

    The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.

  7. Bloom as a noun:

    Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness.

  8. Bloom as a noun:

    The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.

  9. Bloom as a noun:

    A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  10. Bloom as a noun (mineralogy):

    A bright-hued variety of some minerals.

    Examples:

    "the rose-red cobalt bloom'"

  11. Bloom as a noun (culinary):

    A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.

  12. Bloom as a noun (television):

    An undesirable halo effect that may occur when a very bright region is displayed next to a very dark region of the screen.

  1. Bloom as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to blossom; to make flourish.

  2. Bloom as a verb (transitive):

    To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Milton"

  3. Bloom as a verb (intransitive):

    Of a plant, to produce blooms; to open its blooms.

  4. Bloom as a verb (intransitive, figuratively):

    Of a person, business, etc, to flourish; to be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigour; to show beauty and freshness.

  1. Bloom as a noun:

    The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process.

  1. Flourish as a verb (intransitive):

    To thrive or grow well.

    Examples:

    "The barley flourished in the warm weather."

  2. Flourish as a verb (intransitive):

    To prosper or fare well.

    Examples:

    "The town flourished with the coming of the railway."

    "The cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business."

  3. Flourish as a verb (intransitive):

    To be in a period of greatest influence.

    Examples:

    "His writing flourished before the war."

  4. Flourish as a verb (transitive):

    To develop; to make thrive; to expand.

  5. Flourish as a verb (transitive):

    To make bold, sweeping movements with.

    Examples:

    "They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace."

  6. Flourish as a verb (intransitive):

    To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.

  7. Flourish as a verb (intransitive):

    To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.

  8. Flourish as a verb (intransitive):

    To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.

  9. Flourish as a verb (transitive):

    To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.

  10. Flourish as a verb (intransitive):

    To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.

  11. Flourish as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To boast; to vaunt; to brag.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Alexander Pope"

  1. Flourish as a noun:

    A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.

    Examples:

    "With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue."

  2. Flourish as a noun:

    An ornamentation.

    Examples:

    "His signature ended with a flourish."

  3. Flourish as a noun (music):

    A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.

    Examples:

    "The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church."

  4. Flourish as a noun (architecture):

    A decorative embellishment on a building.