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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEffluvium
/əˈfluːvi.əm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An unpleasant or noxious odor, smell, or vapor given off by something.
"The old basement was filled with the dank effluvium of mold and stagnant water." - 2
A slight invisible emanation or vapor, especially one considered to be harmful.
"In medical history, diseases were once thought to be spread by the effluvium of swamps."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'effluvium', from 'effluere' meaning 'to flow out' (combining 'ex-' out + 'fluere' to flow). It entered the English language in the mid-17th century, initially used in physics and medicine to describe invisible emanations, vapors, or exhalations, particularly those considered noxious or disease-causing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Effluvium" is said worldwide
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effluve
Transliteration: /e.flyv/
"Les effluves de la cuisine embaumaient toute la maison."
Ausdünstung
Transliteration: /ˈaʊ̯sˌdʏnstʊŋ/
"Man roch die unangenehme Ausdünstung der Chemikalien."
effluvio
Transliteration: /efˈflu.vjo/
"Gli effluvi del mare riempivano l'aria della sera."
efluvio
Transliteration: /eˈflu.βjo/
"El efluvio de las flores se sentía en todo el jardín."
eflúvio
Transliteration: /eˈflu.vju/
"O efluvio desagradável vinha do lixo acumulado."
दुगंध
Transliteration: dugandh
"कूड़े के ढेर से एक अजीब सी दुर्गंध आ रही थी।"
臭气
Transliteration: chòuqì
"下水道散发出难闻的臭气。"
악취
Transliteration: akchwi
"하수구에서 불쾌한 악취가 풍겼다."
悪臭
Transliteration: akshū
"部屋の中に異様な悪臭が立ちこめていた。"
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