blissom

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verb

To be lustful; to be lascivious.

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lust
OriginMiddle English blissomen →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person blissoms · participle present blissoming · participle past blissomed · past blissomed

  1. archaicstativeTo be lustful; to be lascivious.

    Synonyms: lust

adjectiveblissom (comparative more blissom, superlative most blissom)

comparative more blissom · superlative most blissom

  1. in heat; said of ewes

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo be lustful; to be lascivious.

Similar
lust
Also see
chamberharlotharlotizeminxrakerutwanton

Origin

  1. Middle Englishblissomen
  2. Englishblissom

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.

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APA

blissom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blissom

MLA

“blissom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blissom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blissom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blissom.

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