flatulence B2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈflætʃələns/ UK /ˈflætjələns/ See IPA manual Freq #31264 Meanings 1 noun the presence or release of excessive gas in the digestive system Certain beans can cause temporary flatulence in some people. 2 noun rare: inflated, pompous language or style The critic dismissed the speech as rhetorical flatulence. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the presence or release of... gaswindintestinal gas 2 noun · rare: inflated, pompous... pomposityturgiditybombast Word family Forms flatulency Derived forms antiflatulenceflatulogenic Related forms flatusflatulentdigestion Etymology From French flatulence and Latin flatulentia, from flatus, 'a blowing or breath,' ultimately related to flare, 'blow.' The figurative sense compares swollen prose to physical distension. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # flatulence **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈflætʃələns/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈflætjələns/ **Frequency rank:** 31264 ## Meanings 1. the presence or release of excessive gas in the digestive system 2. rare: inflated, pompous language or style ## Examples - Certain beans can cause temporary flatulence in some people. - The critic dismissed the speech as rhetorical flatulence. ## Synonyms - gas - wind - intestinal gas - pomposity - turgidity ## Derived Forms - antiflatulence - flatulogenic ## Related Forms - flatus - flatulent - digestion ## Etymology From French flatulence and Latin flatulentia, from flatus, 'a blowing or breath,' ultimately related to flare, 'blow.' The figurative sense compares swollen prose to physical distension. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown