effluvium

ef·flu·vi·um

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ih-floo-vee-uh m]
- /ɪˈflu vi əm/
- /eˈfluːvjəm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ih-floo-vee-uh m]
- /ɪˈflu vi əm/

Definitions of effluvium word

noun plural effluvium a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious. 1
noun effluvium An unpleasant or harmful odor, secretion, or discharge. 1
noun effluvium an unpleasant smell or exhalation, as of gaseous waste or decaying matter 0
noun effluvium a real or supposed outflow in the form of a vapor or stream of invisible particles; aura 0
noun effluvium a disagreeable or noxious vapor or odor 0
noun effluvium A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one. 0

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Origin of effluvium

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

1640-50; < Latin, equivalent to ef- ef- + fluv-, base of fluere to flow (see effluent) + -ium -ium

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Parts of speech for Effluvium

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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effluvium popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for effluvium

noun effluvium

odor — the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell: to have an unpleasant odor.
vapor — a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air: the vapors rising from the bogs.
smell — to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of: I smell something burning.
odour — the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell: to have an unpleasant odor.
vapour — a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air: the vapors rising from the bogs.

All 5 Synonyms of effluvium