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efflorescencethe process of flowering or blooming; a period of flourishing development

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the process of flowering or blooming; a period of flourishing development

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌefləˈresəns/

Korean meaning: 개화, 꽃이 피는 과정; 번영하는 시기

Korean pronunciation: 에플러**레**선스

Example Sentences

  • My cooking skills went through an efflorescence after watching Gordon Ramsay yell at people for 10 hours straight.
  • The city experienced an economic efflorescence during the tech boom.
  • His beard reached full efflorescence after three months of not shaving during lockdown.

efflorescence

NOUN

//ˌefləˈresəns//

the process of flowering or blooming; a period of flourishing development

efflorescence concept
💡 Concept

The garden shows magnificent efflorescence with blooms everywhere in spring

efflorescence rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From adolescence comes luminescence - the efflorescence of mind and soul

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌefləˈresəns/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌefləˈresəns/

🌳Etymology

Prefixef--
Rootflor
Suffix--escence

Origin

From Latin 'efflorescere', composed of 'ex-' (out) and 'florescere' (to bloom or flower), which derives from 'flos' meaning flower. The word entered English in the 18th century, originally used in botanical contexts and later expanded to describe the figurative sense of flourishing or reaching peak development.

🎵Rhyme

adolescenceluminescencefluorescence
adolescence
luminescence
fluorescence

🔗Collocations

cultural efflorescence
artistic efflorescence
intellectual efflorescence
period of efflorescence
salt efflorescence
experience efflorescence

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cooking skills went through an efflorescence after watching Gordon Ramsay yell at people for 10 hours straight.

The city experienced an economic efflorescence during the tech boom.

😄 Fun example

His beard reached full efflorescence after three months of not shaving during lockdown.

The museum's new wing represents an efflorescence of contemporary art.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

flourishingbloomingfloweringprosperityblossoming

Antonyms

declinedecaywithering

Related

florescencerenaissanceprosperitybloomcrystallization

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