English → Latin
“bloom” in Latin
flōsflower, blossom; the best kind or part of something; the prime; best state of thingsflōreōto bloom, blossom, flower; to flourish; prosper, abound with; be filled with; to be colorful, brightvigeōto be vigorous or thriving; thrive, flourish; to be in honor, esteem or repute; prosper; to be alive, liveexpellōto drive or thrust out or away; expel, eject, banish; dislodge; to force or drive out or away, expel, removeflōrēscōto flower (begin to blossom); to begin to prosper or flourish
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bloom
flos. To be in bloom, florere.
FIG., to be in the bloom of life, in flore aetatis esse, aetate florere: yet, integra esse aetate.
bloom v.
(be in bloom) florere (PROP. and figuratively), vigere (figuratively): florem mittere, expellere (put forth blossoms). To begin to bloom, florescere (PROP. and figuratively).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bloom?
- The usual Latin words for “bloom” are flōs, flōreō, vigeō; also expellō, flōrēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.