Efflorescence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

any red eruption of the skin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛflɚɹˈɛsəns/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈəʊkiːtˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈəʊkiːtˌɪzəm/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɛflɚɹˈɛsəns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roseola flowering bloom flower skin rash flush blossoming florescence heyday rash peak anthesis blossom inflorescence prime

Word Forms

blossom	verb	develop or come to a promising stage
flush	adjective	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
flower	verb	produce or yield flowers
efflorescent	adjective	bursting into flower
effloresce	verb	come into or as if into flower

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausblühungen

die Zeit des größten Wohlstands oder der größten Produktivität

🇪🇸Spanish

eflorescencia

el período de mayor prosperidad o productividad

🇮🇹Italian

efflorescenze

il periodo di massima prosperità o produttività

🇳🇱Dutch

bloeiwijze

de periode van de grootste welvaart of productiviteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

eflorescência

o período de maior prosperidade ou produtividade

🇷🇺Russian

выцветание

период наибольшего процветания или продуктивности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फूलना

सबसे बड़ी समृद्धि या उत्पादकता का काल

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রস্ফুটিত

সর্বাধিক সমৃদ্ধি বা উত্পাদনশীলতার সময়কাল

🇮🇳Tamil

மலர்ச்சி

மிகப்பெரிய செழிப்பு அல்லது உற்பத்தித்திறன் காலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పుష్పగుచ్ఛము

గొప్ప శ్రేయస్సు లేదా ఉత్పాదకత కాలం

🇮🇳Marathi

फुलणे

सर्वात मोठी समृद्धी किंवा उत्पादकता कालावधी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફૂલ

સૌથી વધુ સમૃદ્ધિ અથવા ઉત્પાદકતાનો સમયગાળો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುಷ್ಪಮಂಜರಿ

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಪಾದಕತೆಯ ಅವಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൂങ്കുലകൾ

ഏറ്റവും വലിയ സമൃദ്ധിയുടെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉൽപ്പാദനക്ഷമതയുടെ കാലഘട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੁੱਲ

ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡੀ ਖੁਸ਼ਹਾਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਉਤਪਾਦਕਤਾ ਦੀ ਮਿਆਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھول

سب سے بڑی خوشحالی یا پیداوری کی مدت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

风化

最繁荣或生产力最高的时期

🇯🇵Japanese

白華

最も繁栄または生産性が高かった時期

🇰🇷Korean

풍화

번영이나 생산성이 가장 높은 시기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nở hoa

thời kỳ thịnh vượng hoặc năng suất cao nhất

🇹🇭Thai

การออกดอก

ช่วงเวลาแห่งความรุ่งเรืองหรือผลผลิตสูงสุด

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemekaran

periode kemakmuran atau produktivitas terbesar

🇵🇭Filipino

pamumulaklak

ang panahon ng pinakamalaking kasaganaan o produktibidad

🇲🇾Malay

kembangan

tempoh kemakmuran atau produktiviti terbesar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إزهار

فترة أعظم الرخاء أو الإنتاجية

🇮🇷Persian

شکوفایی

دوره بیشترین شکوفایی یا بهره وری

🇹🇷Turkish

çiçeklenme

en büyük refah veya üretkenlik dönemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּרִיחָה

תקופת השגשוג או התפוקה הגדולים ביותר

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The primary meaning of 'efflorescence' is 'the period of greatest prosperity or productivity'.

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