effluvium C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ɪˈfluːvi.əm/ See IPA manual Freq #167664 Meanings 1 noun A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one. She was now bending over a huge light wood blaze, with a pipe of rude structure and no small dimensions in her mouth, from which the occasional puff went forth, filling the apartment with the unpleasant effluvia of the vilest leaf-tobacco. Thesaurus Word family Forms effluvia Derived forms effluvialeffluviate Etymology From Latin effluvium (“an outlet”), from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # effluvium **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˈfluːvi.əm/ **Frequency rank:** 167664 ## Meanings 1. A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one. ## Examples - She was now bending over a huge light wood blaze, with a pipe of rude structure and no small dimensions in her mouth, from which the occasional puff went forth, filling the apartment with the unpleasant effluvia of the vilest leaf-tobacco. ## Derived Forms - effluvial - effluviate ## Etymology From Latin effluvium (“an outlet”), from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown