effusive

English

WOTD – 17 October 2011    

Etymology

From Latin effundere.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈfjuːsɪv/

Adjective

effusive (comparative more effusive, superlative most effusive)

1. gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression)
2. (archaic) pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing
3. (of igneous rock) extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava

Derived terms

• effusively
• effusiveness

Translations

extravagant or excessive

• Dutch: buitenissig (nl),excessief (nl)
• Finnish: ylenpalttinen (fi), ylenmääräinen (fi)
• French: excessif (fr)
• German: überschwänglich (de)
• Greek: διαχυτικός (el) (diachytikós) m

• Russian: экспансивный (ru) (ekspansivnyj), бурный (ru) (burnyj), необузданный (ru) (neobuzdannyj), несдержанный (ru) (nesderžannyj), (somewhat) неумеренный (ru) (neumerennyj), ярко выраженный (ru) (jarko vyražennyj)
• Spanish: efusivo (es)
• Turkish: coşkulu (tr), coşkun (tr), taşkın (tr)

pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing

• Russian: переполняющий (ru) (perepolnjajuščij), льющийся через край (ru) (lʹjuščijsja čerez kraj)

• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava

• Finnish: ekstrusiivinen (fi)
• Romanian: efuziv (ro) m and n, efuzivă (ro) f
• Russian: (special) эффузивный (ru) (effuzivnyj), вулканический (ru) (vulkaničeskij), излившийся из вулкана (ru) (izlivšijsja iz vulkana)

• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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Italian

Adjective

effusive f

1. Feminine plural form of effusivo