† diffluousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin diffluus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin diffluus (apparently) exuding liquid freely ( < diffluere : see diffluent adj.) + -ous suffix.It appears that the interpretation of classical Latin diffluus may have changed over time. The word occurs in an isolated attestation in a fragment of the poet Matius preserved in Macrobius Satires (5th cent.), where it designates juicy figs.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

That flows away or apart; = diffluent adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > [adjective]

wateringOE

liquid1382

moista1393

runninga1398

liquidyc1400

diffluent1592

flowsome1674

liquorous1678

diffluous1727

runny1770

liquiform1805

aquiform1835

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Diffluous, flowing forth, abroad or several Ways.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	diffluous
释义	† diffluousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin diffluus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin diffluus (apparently) exuding liquid freely ( < diffluere : see diffluent adj.) + -ous suffix.It appears that the interpretation of classical Latin diffluus may have changed over time. The word occurs in an isolated attestation in a fragment of the poet Matius preserved in Macrobius Satires (5th cent.), where it designates juicy figs. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. That flows away or apart; = diffluent adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > [adjective] wateringOE liquid1382 moista1393 runninga1398 liquidyc1400 diffluent1592 flowsome1674 liquorous1678 diffluous1727 runny1770 liquiform1805 aquiform1835 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Diffluous, flowing forth, abroad or several Ways. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1727
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