Definition of EFFUSION

effusion

Plural: effusions

Noun

  • An unrestrained outpouring of feelings or words.
  • an unrestrained expression of emotion
  • flow under pressure
  • A liquid outpouring.
  • Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
  • An outpouring of speech or emotion.
  • The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.

Examples

  • His EFFUSION of joy after a triple-word score was almost unbearable.
  • pleural effusion

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French effusion, from Latin effūsiō (“outpouring”). Displaced native Old English āgotennes.

Antonyms

infusion

Scrabble Score: 14

effusion: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
effusion: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
effusion: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

effusion: valid Words With Friends Word