The difference between Blossom and Flourish

When used as nouns, blossom means a flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting, whereas flourish means a dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.

When used as verbs, blossom means to have, or open into, blossoms, whereas flourish means to thrive or grow well.


check bellow for the other definitions of Blossom and Flourish

  1. Blossom as a noun (collectively):

    A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; a mass of such flowers.

    Examples:

    "The blossom has come early this year."

  2. Blossom as a noun:

    The state or season of producing such flowers.

    Examples:

    "The orchard is in blossom."

  3. Blossom as a noun (figurative):

    A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise.

  4. Blossom as a noun:

    The colour of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs.

  1. Blossom as a verb (intransitive):

    To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom.

  2. Blossom as a verb (intransitive):

    To begin to thrive or flourish.

  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:

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  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.

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