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influx

/ˈɪnˌflʌks/

influx noun: a flow inward or into something; a coming in.

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Noun

influx (countable and uncountable, plural influxes)

  1. A flow inward or into something; a coming in.
    • I'll buy a new computer when I get an influx of cash.
    • the general influx of Greek into modern languages1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue
  2. That which flows or comes in.
    • The influx of food into the Celtic region, however, was far from keeping pace with the influx of consumers.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XVII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and...
  3. (obsolete) influence; power.
    • A continued influx of the Divine Goodness1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature

influx meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

influx in Tamil

உள் ஒழுக்கு, உள்நோக்கிய ஓட்டம், வருகை

influx in Urdu

دخول, ہجوم, کثرت, ریل پیل

influx in Bengali

অন্তঃপ্রবাহ, সমাগম, চুইয়ে পড়া

influx in Malayalam

അകത്തേക്കുള്ള പ്രവാഹം, തള്ളിച്ച, ഉൾപ്രവാഹം, പ്രവഹിക്കുന്ന വസ്തു
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influx in Kannada
ಒಳಹರಿವು

Examples of influx in a sentence

  • But despite the President’s offer, it’s unlikely that an influx of Norwegians will begin to settle in the US anytime soon.2018 January 12, Kara Fox, “Norwegians aren’t likely to move to the US, even if they’re welcome”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28...
  • By the 1880s, the pretty harbour village of Lynmouth was enjoying an influx of holidaymakers brought by paddle steamers from the likes of Bristol and Swansea.2021 January 13, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Spectacular funiculars”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 53:
  • Cities and small towns alike, from Charleroi, Pennsylvania, and Springfield, Ohio, to Whitewater, Wisconsin, have seen significant influxes of migrants.2025 January 20, “REALIGNING THE UNITED STATES REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM”, in whitehouse.gov, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2025:

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Antonyms

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Forms of influx

pluralinfluxes

Plural of influx: influxes

Origin of influx

From Latin īnflūxus (“inflow; influence”), from īnfluō (“flow or run into”).

Words formed from influx

Questions about influx

What does influx mean?
Influx means a flow inward or into something; a coming in.
What is influx in Tamil?
Influx in Tamil is உள் ஒழுக்கு, உள்நோக்கிய ஓட்டம், வருகை. See Influx meaning in Tamil.
How do you use influx in a sentence?
But despite the President’s offer, it’s unlikely that an influx of Norwegians will begin to settle in the US anytime soon.
What part of speech is influx?
Influx is a noun.
How do you pronounce influx?
Influx is pronounced /ˈɪnˌflʌks/.
What is the plural of influx?
The plural of influx is influxes.

Words near influx in the dictionary

  1. influenzavirus H1N1
  2. influenzaviruses
  3. influenzic
  4. influenzoid
  5. influorescence
  6. influx
  7. influxes
  8. influxion
  9. influxions
  10. influxious
  11. influxive

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Adapted from Wiktionary: influx (page history and authors); influx (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); influx (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Influx (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); influx (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); influx (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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