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diffluent

/ˈdɪf.lu.ənt/

diffluent adjective: flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed.

Adjective

diffluent (not comparable)

  1. Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed.
    • What's diffluent I do consolidate.1642, Anne Bradstreet, Poems

Origin of diffluent

From Latin diffluens (“flowing away”), present participle of diffluo (“to flow away”).

Questions about diffluent

What does diffluent mean?
Diffluent means flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed.
What part of speech is diffluent?
Diffluent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce diffluent?
Diffluent is pronounced /ˈdɪf.lu.ənt/.

Words near diffluent in the dictionary

  1. difflations
  2. Diffley
  3. Diffleys
  4. diffluence
  5. diffluences
  6. diffluent
  7. difflugid
  8. difflugids
  9. diffogram
  10. diffograms
  11. difform

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