What does suffusion mean?
Definitions for suffusion
suf·fu·sion
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Princeton's WordNet
permeation, pervasion, suffusionnoun
the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
Wiktionary
suffusionnoun
The act of pouring a liquid over something.
suffusionnoun
The state of being wet.
suffusionnoun
The state of becoming red on the surface.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Suffusionnoun
Etymology: suffusion, French; from suffuse.
A drop serene hath quench’d their orbs,
Or dim suffusion veil’d. John Milton.The disk of Phœbus, when he climbs on high
Appears at first but as a bloodshot eye;
And when his chariot downward draws to bed,
His ball is with the same suffusion red. Dryden.To those that have the jaundice or like suffusion of eyes, objects appear of that colour. John Ray.
ChatGPT
suffusion
Suffusion is the process or condition of spreading through or penetrating something. It can also refer to the spreading of a fluid or color across or through something, often relating to a blush or a spreading coloration on a person’s skin like a bruise.
Webster Dictionary
Suffusionnoun
the act or process of suffusing, or state of being suffused; an overspreading
Suffusionnoun
that with which a thing is suffused
Suffusionnoun
a blending of one color into another; the spreading of one color over another, as on the feathers of birds
Etymology: [L. suffusio: cf. F. suffusion.]
Entomology
Suffusion
a clouding, or a spreading of one shade over another.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of suffusion in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of suffusion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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