Effusion
[ɪ'fjuːʒ(ə)n] or [ɪ'fjuʒn]
Definition
(noun.) flow under pressure.
(noun.) an unrestrained expression of emotion.
Typed by Angelo--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of pouring out; as, effusion of water, of blood, of grace, of words, and the like.
(n.) That which is poured out, literally or figuratively.
(n.) The escape of a fluid out of its natural vessel, either by rupture of the vessel, or by exudation through its walls. It may pass into the substance of an organ, or issue upon a free surface.
(n.) The liquid escaping or exuded.
Editor: Vlad
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Outpouring, efflux, gush.[2]. Shedding, spilling, waste.[3]. Utterance, expression of thought.
Typist: Serena
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Pouring, discharge, emission, effluence, oration, speech, address
ANT:infusion, refluence, absorption, essay, document, instrument, reading
Typed by Carolyn
Examples
- Come, come; this is all an effusion of immediate want of spirits, Edward. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- I am so glad that you have come, said he, shaking our hands with effusion. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I asked of Luttrell, who called on me before I had finished my breakfast, as I presented to him the young marquis's effusion. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- It was but an effusion of lively spirits. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Her daughters listened in silence to this effusion, sensible that any attempt to reason with her or soothe her would only increase the irritation. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- She could not finish the generous effusion. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- His was an involuntary confidence, an irrepressible effusion to a soothing friendnot an application to a parent. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- I saw one of Mr. Tulkinghorn's long effusions, I think? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Poetry will not exist for Mark, either in literature or in life; its best effusions will sound to him mere rant and jargon. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- These visions faded when I perused, for the first time, those poets whose effusions entranced my soul, and lifted it to heaven. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Not content with the language of prose, Mr. Winsor vented his thoughts and feelings in numerous poetical effusions. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Let _our_ first effusions be less insupportable than those of the generality of travellers. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
Typist: Shane