Bloomer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a flower that blooms in a particular way

an embarrassing mistake

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænənlˌaɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈʊkaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈʊkaɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈænənlˌaɪk/.

Examples

a night bloomer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blunder boo-boo boner bungle flub blooper pratfall fuckup foul-up botch

Parts of Speech

noun	a flower that blooms in a particular way “a night bloomer”
noun	an embarrassing mistake

Word Forms

bloom	verb	produce or yield flowers
blunder	verb	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
bungle	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
foul up	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
fuck up	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
flub	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
botchy	adjective	poorly done
botch	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

floraison

une fleur qui fleurit d'une manière particulière

🇪🇸Spanish

metedura de pata

una flor que florece de una manera particular

🇮🇹Italian

fiorente

un fiore che sboccia in un modo particolare

🇳🇱Dutch

bloeier

een bloem die op een bepaalde manier bloeit

🇵🇹Portuguese

florescer

uma flor que floresce de uma maneira particular

🇷🇺Russian

шаровары

цветок, который цветет определенным образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चूक

एक फूल जो एक विशेष प्रकार से खिलता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্লুমার

একটি ফুল যা একটি বিশেষ উপায়ে প্রস্ফুটিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பூப்பவர்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வழியில் பூக்கும் ஒரு மலர்

🇮🇳Telugu

వికసించేవాడు

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట మార్గంలో వికసించే పువ్వు

🇮🇳Marathi

ब्लूमर

एक फूल जे विशिष्ट प्रकारे उमलते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મોર

એક ફૂલ જે ચોક્કસ રીતે ખીલે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರಳುವವನು

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅರಳುವ ಹೂವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൂക്കുന്നവൻ

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക രീതിയിൽ വിരിയുന്ന ഒരു പുഷ്പം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਲੂਮਰ

ਇੱਕ ਫੁੱਲ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਖਿੜਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلومر

ایک پھول جو ایک خاص انداز میں کھلتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

布卢默

以特定方式绽放的花

🇯🇵Japanese

ブルマ

特別な咲き方をする花

🇰🇷Korean

성숙한 여자

특정한 방식으로 피는 꽃

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cây nở hoa

một bông hoa nở theo một cách đặc biệt

🇹🇭Thai

ผิดพลาดอย่างห้าแต้ม

ดอกไม้ที่บานในลักษณะเฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesalahan besar

bunga yang mekar dengan cara tertentu

🇲🇾Malay

kembang kembang

bunga yang mekar dengan cara tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خطأ شنيع

زهرة تزهر بطريقة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

شکوفه دهنده

گلی که به شیوه ای خاص شکوفا می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

olgunlaşan

belirli bir şekilde açan bir çiçek

🇮🇱Hebrew

פורח

פרח שפורח בצורה מסוימת

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