Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

full-blown

/fˌʊlblˈoʊn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: ful-l-blown
IPA: /fˌʊlblˈoʊn/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Completely developed or formed.

adj

At the peak of blossom; ripe.

adj

Filled with wind; puffed up.

Example Sentences

"We are in the midst of a full-blown crisis."
"Solicitor—for just before leaving London I got word that my examination was successful; and I am now a full-blown solicitor!"
"The Little Ice Age that chilled Europe[…]should, according to past precedents, have snowballed into a full-blown ice age."
"Speaking in full-blown Scientologese, he [Mark Rathbun] wrote, “The end result is unmocked org form, overworked and enturbulated executives and staff.”"
"The trees in the garden were resplendent with full-blown white gardenias."
"There might ye ſee the pioney ſpread vvide, / The full-blovvn roſe, the ſhepherd and his laſs, / Lap-dog and lambkin vvith black ſtaring eyes, / And parrots vvith tvvin cherries in their beak."

Etymology

From full + blown, past participle of blow (“to blossom”).

Inflected Forms

more full-blown (comparative) most full-blown (superlative)

Synonyms

full-fledged full-bore full-on matured

Antonyms

unfledged incipient

Rhymes With

own known phone well-known alone shown stone zone loan grown unknown tone

Questions

How do you pronounce full-blown?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˌʊlblˈoʊn/.
What does full-blown mean?: Completely developed or formed.
Where does full-blown come from?: From full + blown, past participle of blow (“to blossom”).

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