What does full-blown mean?

full-blown means "fully ripe; at the height of bloom". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in full-blown?

full-blown has 2 syllables: full--blown. The stress falls on "blown". In IPA it is /ˌfʊlˈbloʊn/.

What is another word for full-blown?

Close synonyms include matured. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is full-blown a common word?

full-blown is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with full-blown?

2 words rhyme with full-blown. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

full-blown — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
fully ripe; at the height of bloom
“a full-blown rose”
Synonymsmatured
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2.
having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness
“a full-blown financial crisis”
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What does full-blown mean?: full-blown means "fully ripe; at the height of bloom". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

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