Flourishing, vigorous; that is in one's bloom or prime. flowering age, flowering life, flowering youth: the bloom or prime of age, life, or youth. Obs…
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| 释义 | the world > life > source or principle of life > age > prime > [noun] (26) flowering agec1400 Flourishing, vigorous; that is in one's bloom or prime. flowering age, flowering life, flowering youth: the bloom or prime of age, life, or youth. Obs… pridec1475 The best, highest, or most flourishing state or condition; the prime; the flower. blooming-time1495 attributive, as in blooming-time. flower?1507 Of persons: The period or state of ‘bloom’, vigour, or prosperity. The prime (of life), the bloom (of youth); esp. in phrases, †in youth's flowers, i… season?1507 figurative. Time of ripeness or maturity. Cf. phrases 1c. day1546 Frequently with possessive or postmodifying of-phrase. In singular. A time when a person or thing is particularly powerful, significant, or active… flourishing years?1555 Vigorous; in the bloom of youth or health. Also in weakened or trivial use. †flourishing age, flourishing years: the prime of life. golden years1559 (a) the best or most successful period in the life of a person or thing; one's heyday; (b) the later part of the life of a person or thing, spec.… vigour1563 The condition or state of greatest strength or activity, esp. in the life of a man; spec. in Medicine, the height or acme of a disease. consistent age1574 the age when growth has ceased and before decay begins; the age of maturity (see consistence, n. 1b). Obsolete. prime1574 The period or state of greatest perfection or vigour in life, after immaturity and before physical decline sets in. Frequently in the prime of life… May moon1576 acme1579 spec. The period of full growth; the flower or full bloom of life; reproductive maturity. Cf. prime, n.1 9b. Now rare. Maya1586 figurative. poetic. One's bloom or prime; the heyday of something. flourish1597 figurative. Prosperity, vigour; the ‘bloom’ (of youth). Also, the highest degree of prosperity; perfection, prime. Now rare. May month1600 consistencea1613 spec. The ‘standing still’ of a living being, when it has attained its full growth, and before it begins to decay. Obsolete. Cf. consistent, adj. 2b. May morna1616 constant age1620 see consistent, adj. 2b. Obsolete. high daya1625 = heyday, n. 2. Also in plural in same sense. Cf. highday, int. blouth1643 flourishing age1737 Vigorous; in the bloom of youth or health. Also in weakened or trivial use. †flourishing age, flourishing years: the prime of life. heyday1751 The stage or period when excited feeling is at its height; the height, zenith, or acme of anything which excites the feelings; the flush or full… floruit1843 Occasionally used for: The period during which a person ‘flourished’. bloom-hour1850 blossom-time1860 |
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