outblossom
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To blossom more beautifully than, or with more flowers than.
verb
To bloom in spite of.
verb
To blossom forth; to emerge into a state of blossoming; to flower.
noun
The best that is produced (by something); culmination.
Example Sentences
- "Fifty a contemptible Age! Not at all, a very faſhionable Age I think—I aſſure you, I know very conſiderable Beaus, that ſet a good Face upon Fifty,. Fifty! I have ſeen Fifty in a ſide Box by Candle-light, out-bloſſom Five and Twenty."
- "True, one rose will outblossom the rest, one rose in a bower."
- "For cars using artificial flowers, an Oldsmobile entered by the local agency was conceded to “outblossom” its rivals, the color scheme being purple and white, clematis blossoms being used to further the effect."
- "The nationwide spring, summer, and fall flower festivals are thought by many to outblossom those in Holland."
- "I hear in her poems something that will outblossom hell itself and help us all to turn it back into earth again."
- "For a mere $1.50 per word we will introduce you to our audience of 250,000 hardy perennials who survived the Reagan winter. Meet them as they prepare to outblossom Bush."
Etymology
From out- + blossom.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: out