first bloom

Season's opening blossom

First bloom is the initial flowering of a plant, or the moment when flowers first open in a season: The cherry trees are in first bloom.

Figuratively, it describes the earliest stage of something's development or beauty—youth, love, or talent before time has touched it: She was in the first bloom of her career.

Related

spring · flower · unfurl · dewdrop · cherry · seedling · tender shoot · awakening · tender · fresh · fresh start · dawn · early morning · youth · coming of age · opening · new beginnings · garden

Categories
Opposites
temporal position in growth cycle

first bloomlate bloom

Flower appearing past season

withering · second bloom · end of season · senescence · dormancy

life stage/maturity

first bloomdecline

Decrease or refuse

senescence · old age · final stage · twilight years · overripeness

vitality and condition

first bloomdecay

Gradual organic breakdown

wilting · withering · death · dormancy · dieback

Family

first, bloom, firstly, blooming, bloomed, blooms, bloomer, bloomers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G