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blissom

blissom verb: to be lustful; to be lascivious.

Verb

blissom (third-person singular simple present blissoms, present participle blissoming, simple past and past participle blissomed)

  1. (archaic, stative) To be lustful; to be lascivious.
    Synonyms:
    lust

Adjective

blissom (comparative more blissom, superlative most blissom)

  1. in heat; said of ewes

Synonyms of blissom

Forms of blissom

Verb
third-person singular presentblissoms
present participleblissoming
past participleblissomed
pastblissomed
Adjective
comparativemore blissom
superlativemost blissom

Origin of blissom

From Middle English blissomen, of North Germanic origin, related to Old Norse blæsma (“to be in heat”). Compare also Icelandic blasma (“in heat”), Middle Dutch blesme.

Questions about blissom

What does blissom mean?
Blissom means to be lustful; to be lascivious.
What part of speech is blissom?
Blissom can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of blissom?
The past tense of blissom is blissomed.

Words near blissom in the dictionary

  1. blissing
  2. blissing out
  3. blissings
  4. blissless
  5. blisslessness
  6. blissom
  7. blissome
  8. blissomed
  9. blissoming
  10. blissoms
  11. blissy

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