effluence
/ˈɛfluəns/
noun
- Something that flows out or forth, especially a liquid or gas; an outflow.
- The volcano released a steady effluence of lava and ash.
- A foul-smelling effluence seeped from the broken pipe under the sink.
- The factory's effluence into the river was strictly regulated by environmental laws.
- A less common, figurative sense: an emanation or expression of a quality or feeling.
- Her speech was an effluence of pure optimism and hope.
- The artist's work seemed like an effluence of his inner turmoil.
- From the stage came an effluence of joy that filled the entire theater.
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