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suffusive

suffusive

9.9
Spreading a soft color or feeling slowly over something
  • adjective
  • /səˈfjuːsɪv/
  • Literature
translation icon : sufusivo
  • The room was filled with a suffusive warmth from the crackling fireplace.

Examples

  • The sunset cast a suffusive glow over the horizon.

  • A suffusive glow radiated from behind the mountains at sunrise.

  • Her cheeks were bathed in a suffusive blush when he complimented her.

  • Her suffusive laughter filled the room with joy.

  • The artist used a suffusive blend of colors to create a warm and inviting painting.

  • As the sun set, the suffusive glow of twilight filled the sky with hues of pink and orange.

  • Her speech was filled with a suffusive passion that inspired everyone in the audience.

Synonyms

diffusive
vssuffusive
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Spreads slowly through a material, like ink in water

describes a gentler, aesthetic spreading that fills with hue or feeling
permeating
vssuffusive
5.8

Spreads through a place or thing and fills every part

spreads gently to fill with color or emotion rather than fully penetrate
permeant
vssuffusive
  • Specialized
9.3

Spreading through every part of something, like a smell or feeling

spreads softly over surfaces to create a feeling or wash of color
permeative
vssuffusive
8.3

Spreading through a place or group and affecting everything there

is a slower, more surface-filling spread that adds color or mood
diffused
vssuffusive
4.4

Light that spreads out and looks soft, not in one direction

refers to a gradual spreading that fills with color or emotion, not just light

Antonyms

contained
4.1

Kept from spreading or getting worse

concentrated
  • Specialized
5.7

Light from a small, strong source that shines on one place

How Intense

saturated
1 3.9
suffusive
  • Literature
9.9
tinted
16 3.2

Surface Forms

suffusive positive

Morphology

suffusive = suffuse (transparent) = suffuse + ive

Formed by standard suffixation of '-ive' to the verb 'suffuse'; the adjective meaning directly corresponds to 'tending to suffuse' or 'characterized by suffusion'.

Etymology

Suffusive comes from Latin parts sub- ('under') and fundere ('to pour') and is like familiar words infuse and diffuse that mean 'to spread'. So, something suffusive is like colour or warmth gently 'poured' over a place, filling it softly.