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effluence

[ ef-loo-uh ns ]

/ ˈɛf lu əns /

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noun

the action or process of flowing out; efflux.

something that flows out; emanation.

Origin of effluence

1595–1605; < Latin efflu- outflow ( ef- ef- + flu- flow) + -ence

OTHER WORDS FROM effluence

su·per·ef·flu·ence, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH effluence

affluence effluence influence

Words nearby effluence

effingham, effleurage, effloresce, efflorescence, efflorescent, effluence, effluent, effluvium, efflux, effort, effort bargain

Example sentences from the Web for effluence

As Michael pondered it, he scented an effluence of correctness that overpowered his individuality.

Sinister Street, vol. 2 |Compton Mackenzie
His beams are too bright for human eyes to gaze on, but their effluence is the joy of creation.

The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2 |Alexander Maclaren
An effluence of some sort emanating from the persons concerned and acting as a medium for the time being.

Telepathy and the Subliminal Self |R. Osgood Mason
Less often I may have drunk the effluence of particular passages, as in the case already instanced.

The Life of Francis Thompson |Everard Meynell

And, as if the gloom of the earth and sky had been but the effluence of these two mortal hearts, it vanished with their sorrow.

The Scarlet Letter |Nathaniel Hawthorne

British Dictionary definitions for effluence

effluence

efflux (ˈɛflʌks)

/ (ˈɛflʊəns) /

noun

the act or process of flowing out

something that flows out