effluvium
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- noun
- /ɪˈfluːviəm/
- Specialized
:
efluvio
- Like lugubrious or effluvium.
Examples
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Across the space of freezing air between them, an effluvium of rum punch came to Sullivan's nostrils.
Blog text (5) -
An effluvium of dust has hung over us for two months now, almost three, shielding us, or so the crew would hope perhaps, from excess sun.
Fiction book (2002) -
I smell the effluvium of pain and frustration.
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Telogen effluvium is another reason in which some physically traumatic experiences cause women to suffer from rapid hair fall.
Blog text (32) -
The sulfur effluvium during the heating adjustment can be adverse to advisers and actually abhorrent for passers-by.
Blog text (30) -
A veterinarian, holding a handkerchief over his nose, put a stethoscope against the great side of the animal, then looked at the others and shrugged, and they all stood back and waited a while, trying not to breathe the effluvium of what had come from the body.
Fiction book (2001) -
These were images closer to the European ideal based on the African myth—the thatched roof hut, wood smoke, and the effluvium of cow dung.
Academic text (1996) -
The foul effluvium from the factory made it difficult to breathe in the surrounding area.
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As we walked near the landfill, a strong effluvium filled the air, making us cover our noses.
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The effluvium emanating from the decaying matter was so potent that we had to turn back.
Synonyms
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5.2
A cloud of smoke or gas with a strong often harmful smell
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Stuffy, smoky air in a room that feels unpleasant to breathe
Harmful gases that smell bad and come from engines or machines
Antonyms
How Foul
Surface Forms
Etymology
Effluvium comes from Latin parts ex- ('out') and fluere ('to flow'), the same root in English words like flow and fluid. So an effluvium is something that 'flows out' into the air, usually a bad smell or vapor.