flowering
1 of 2adjective
flow·er·ing ˈflau̇(-ə)r-iŋ 
1
: producing or bearing flowers
a flowering cactus
a flowering branch
: capable of producing flowers a collection of flowering plants
flowering trees
2
: covered with or full of flowers
a flowering meadow
flowering
2 of 2noun
1
: the act or state of producing flowers : the period during which a plant produces flowers
the flowering of the iris
a plant that should be pruned only when flowering ends
Early flowering was followed by heat waves in July and August …
James Suckling
James Suckling2
: an unfolding or development
the gradual flowering of his talent
: a flourishing state or period of new development or growth … when Christians, Muslims and Jews lived and worked together in peace and friendship, producing a rare flowering of art, science and commerce. Liesl Schillinger
Liesl Schillinger… the theatre is a wonderful testimony to the city's artistic flowering in the era of art nouveau. Robert Fox
Robert Fox
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1592, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing flowering
flowerings
noun
1
as in autumns
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- autumns
- efflorescences
- blooms
- pinnacles
- grandeurs
- blossoms
- zeniths
- springtimes
- summits
- flowers
- splendors
- apices
- climaxes
- florescences
- heydays
- peaks
- salad days
- apexes
- meridians
- acmes
- golden ages
- flushes
- glories
- revivals
- floruits
- Indian summers
- primes
- silver ages
- belles époques
- recoveries
- comebacks
- high noons
- belle epoques
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- declines
- decays
- bottoms
- downfalls
- nadirs
2
as in evolutions
Synonyms & Similar Words
- evolutions
- developments
- growths
- refinements
- improvements
- elaborations
- progresses
- expansions
- metamorphoses
- perfections
- emergences
- progressions
- betterments
- enhancements
- advancements
- maturations
- augmentations
- additions
- supplementations
- evolvements
- incubations
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reversions
- regressions
- retrogressions
- lapses
- relapses
- degenerations
- declines
- deteriorations
- regresses
- degradations
- decays
- declinations
- devaluations
- declensions
- descents
- degeneracies
- downfalls
- downgrades
- backslides
- decadences