What does effusive mean?
Definitions for effusive
ɪˈfyu sɪvef·fu·sive
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Princeton's WordNet
burbling, burbly, effusive, gushingadjective
uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
"a novel told in burbly panting tones"
effusive, gushing(a), gushyadjective
extravagantly demonstrative
"insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry"
GCIDE
effusiveadjective
(Geol.) formed by an outpouring of molten lava, or pertaining to rocks so formed.
Wiktionary
effusiveadjective
gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression)
effusiveadjective
pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing
effusiveadjective
extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava
Etymology: From Latin: effundere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Effusiveadjective
Pouring out; dispersing.
Etymology: from effuse.
The North-east spends its rage; and now shut up
Within its iron caves, th’ effusive South
Warms the wide air. James Thomson, Spring, l. 145.
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effusive
Effusive generally refers to a person or behavior that is expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner. It may also refer to the forceful and excessive outflow or outpouring of something, such as lava in a volcanic eruption or words in a speech.
Webster Dictionary
Effusiveadjective
pouring out; pouring forth freely
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of effusive in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of effusive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of effusive in a Sentence
Garo Yepremian effusive personality supplemented Garo Yepremian strong competitive nature, and no one made more pressure kicks than Garo Yepremian.
I think they didn't understand how much Mr Kabbaj stood to gain personally from his relationship with them. They were ... very effusive and very welcoming and they trusted people. They thought he was their friend.
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- انبجاسيArabic
- überschwänglichGerman
- διαχυτικόςGreek
- rebosante, efusivoSpanish
- ylenmääräinen, ekstrusiivinen, ylenpalttinenFinnish
- excessifFrench
- pātereMāori
- buitenissig, excessiefDutch
- efuzivă, efuzivRomanian
- ярко выраженный, переполняющий, излившийся из вулкана, экспансивный, бурный, неумеренный, льющийся через край, эффузивный, необузданный, вулканический, несдержанныйRussian
- översvallandeSwedish
- coşkun, taşkın, coşkuluTurkish
- 感情奔放的Chinese
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