profluencen.

Brit.

/ˈprəʊflʊəns/, U.S.

/ˈproʊfluəns/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prōfluentia.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōfluentia fluency (of speech) < prōfluent- , prōfluēns , present participle of prōfluere to flow forth (see profluent adj.) + -ia -ia suffix¹: see -ence suffix.

†1. Fluency of speech or writing; eloquence. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [noun] > fluency

profluence1568

flowing1584

slidingnessa1586

currentness1586

smoothness1589

facility1598

fluidity1603

fluency1636

profluencya1683

volubleness1727

torrentfulness1873

sonority1876

unrestraint1885

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > abundance of vocabulary > flow of words

perfluence1568

profluence1568

profluencya1683

rhythm1832

1568 G. Skeyne Breue Descriptioun Pest vi. sig. A8^v Nature..disagysit, be sophisticall profluence of wordis.

a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) ii. i. §8. 193 Africanus, had his grauitie;..Galba, his austeritie; Carbo, his profluence.

1744 Trip from St. James's to Royal Exchange 12 The Son of a certain Mercer..was throwing his Arms up and down like a Kettle-Drummer,..and with great Profluence, pointing out all the Errors Prince Charles had committed.

1856 C. A. Goodrich Select Brit. Eloquence 330 There are passages which mark a transition into greater profluence of imagery on the one hand, and greater coarseness of language on the other.

†a. The flowing of water, etc.; a current, a stream. Also in extended use. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > [noun] > action or process of flowing > forth or onward

profluence1583

onflow1865

1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke i. xxxvii. 47 The watery profluence of teares.

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island iv. xvi. 41 A wheyish moat; In whose soft waves, and circling profluence This Citie, like an Isle, might safely float.

1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ii. 49 This well will grow dry, after a constant profluence perhaps of eight or ten years.

1693 T. P. Blount Nat. Hist. 253 As long as there is a profluence of Water through them, there is no Danger of their Entertaining such Damps.

1703 tr. M. Ettmüller Etmullerus Abridg'd (ed. 2) §xv. ii. 194 That profluence of sweat which proceeds from the deficiency of the Spirits.

1776 A. Serle Horæ Solitariæ 289 The Spirit of Truth evidently anointed his [sc. Christ's] Manhood by the Profluence of his Grace.

a1868 C. Harpur Coleridge in Poet. Wks. (1984) 820 Away it [sc. a runnel] curveth thence With an even profluence.

b. figurative. The onward flow or course of a narrative, series of events, etc.; progression.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [noun] > continuous progress or advance of anything

tenor1398

coursec1460

passage1579

current1587

racec1590

profluencea1639

runlong1674

development1756

fore-march1822

upbuilding1876

a1639 H. Wotton Parallel betweene Earle of Essex & Duke of Buckingham (1641) 2 In the profluence or proceedings of their fortunes, I observe likewise not onely much difference between them.

1869 E. W. Benson Let. 23 Dec. in A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson (1899) I. ix. 312 The definite and certain character of the Christian Revelation: the fixity of the Incarnation and the Resurrection: the profluence from those of the other articles.

1903 F. W. H. Myers Human Personality II. 289 We see it degrade the cosmic march and profluence into a manner of children's play.

1973 J. Gardner Alliterative Morte Arthure p. x In translating alliterative poetry I..have simply tried for profluence and something of the characteristic stylistic effect.

2003 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 21 Nov. 30 Gradually and inexorably, the small crises of the children assume a poignant dramatic profluence.

3. Abundance, profusion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [noun]

speedOE

fulsomenesslOE

wonea1300

fulsomeheada1325

cheapc1325

largitya1382

plenteousnessa1382

plenteoustea1382

plentya1382

abundancec1384

affluencec1390

largenessc1400

uberty?a1412

aboundingc1425

fullness1440

copiousness1447

rifenessc1450

copy1484

abundancy?1526

copiosity1543

plentifulness1555

ampleness1566

umberty?1578

acquire1592

amplitude1605

plentitude1609

plenitude1614

fertility1615

profluence1623

fluency1624

flushness1662

rowtha1689

sonsea1689

affluentness1727

raff1801

richness1814

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Profluence, abundance.

1777 J. Hanway Commemorative Sacrifice Lord's Supper xviii. 309 So shall your hopes spring up in the profluence of vernal beauty and delight.

1899 F. T. Palgrave Landscape in Poetry from Homer to Tennyson iv. 55 (note) Ovid's immense profluence of varied tales..was what gave the poet his now faded supremacy.

1950 M. Peake Gormenghast lxxi. 392 The windows..appeared to be sprinkled over the green facades..with an indiscriminate and wayward profluence that gave no clue as to how the inner structures held together.

1976 Afr. Stud. Rev. 19 1 Despite a profluence of research on the topics of growth centers, the problems..remain.

2000 Sunday Times (Nexis) 30 July The sight of such a profluence of footballers stirs memories of old times.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	profluence
释义	profluencen. Brit. /ˈprəʊflʊəns/, U.S. /ˈproʊfluəns/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prōfluentia. Etymology: < classical Latin prōfluentia fluency (of speech) < prōfluent- , prōfluēns , present participle of prōfluere to flow forth (see profluent adj.) + -ia -ia suffix¹: see -ence suffix. †1. Fluency of speech or writing; eloquence. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [noun] > fluency profluence1568 flowing1584 slidingnessa1586 currentness1586 smoothness1589 facility1598 fluidity1603 fluency1636 profluencya1683 volubleness1727 torrentfulness1873 sonority1876 unrestraint1885 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > abundance of vocabulary > flow of words perfluence1568 profluence1568 profluencya1683 rhythm1832 1568 G. Skeyne Breue Descriptioun Pest vi. sig. A8^v Nature..disagysit, be sophisticall profluence of wordis. a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) ii. i. §8. 193 Africanus, had his grauitie;..Galba, his austeritie; Carbo, his profluence. 1744 Trip from St. James's to Royal Exchange 12 The Son of a certain Mercer..was throwing his Arms up and down like a Kettle-Drummer,..and with great Profluence, pointing out all the Errors Prince Charles had committed. 1856 C. A. Goodrich Select Brit. Eloquence 330 There are passages which mark a transition into greater profluence of imagery on the one hand, and greater coarseness of language on the other. 2. †a. The flowing of water, etc.; a current, a stream. Also in extended use. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > [noun] > action or process of flowing > forth or onward profluence1583 onflow1865 1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke i. xxxvii. 47 The watery profluence of teares. 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island iv. xvi. 41 A wheyish moat; In whose soft waves, and circling profluence This Citie, like an Isle, might safely float. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ii. 49 This well will grow dry, after a constant profluence perhaps of eight or ten years. 1693 T. P. Blount Nat. Hist. 253 As long as there is a profluence of Water through them, there is no Danger of their Entertaining such Damps. 1703 tr. M. Ettmüller Etmullerus Abridg'd (ed. 2) §xv. ii. 194 That profluence of sweat which proceeds from the deficiency of the Spirits. 1776 A. Serle Horæ Solitariæ 289 The Spirit of Truth evidently anointed his [sc. Christ's] Manhood by the Profluence of his Grace. a1868 C. Harpur Coleridge in Poet. Wks. (1984) 820 Away it [sc. a runnel] curveth thence With an even profluence. b. figurative. The onward flow or course of a narrative, series of events, etc.; progression. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [noun] > continuous progress or advance of anything tenor1398 coursec1460 passage1579 current1587 racec1590 profluencea1639 runlong1674 development1756 fore-march1822 upbuilding1876 a1639 H. Wotton Parallel betweene Earle of Essex & Duke of Buckingham (1641) 2 In the profluence or proceedings of their fortunes, I observe likewise not onely much difference between them. 1869 E. W. Benson Let. 23 Dec. in A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson (1899) I. ix. 312 The definite and certain character of the Christian Revelation: the fixity of the Incarnation and the Resurrection: the profluence from those of the other articles. 1903 F. W. H. Myers Human Personality II. 289 We see it degrade the cosmic march and profluence into a manner of children's play. 1973 J. Gardner Alliterative Morte Arthure p. x In translating alliterative poetry I..have simply tried for profluence and something of the characteristic stylistic effect. 2003 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 21 Nov. 30 Gradually and inexorably, the small crises of the children assume a poignant dramatic profluence. 3. Abundance, profusion. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [noun] speedOE fulsomenesslOE wonea1300 fulsomeheada1325 cheapc1325 largitya1382 plenteousnessa1382 plenteoustea1382 plentya1382 abundancec1384 affluencec1390 largenessc1400 uberty?a1412 aboundingc1425 fullness1440 copiousness1447 rifenessc1450 copy1484 abundancy?1526 copiosity1543 plentifulness1555 ampleness1566 umberty?1578 acquire1592 amplitude1605 plentitude1609 plenitude1614 fertility1615 profluence1623 fluency1624 flushness1662 rowtha1689 sonsea1689 affluentness1727 raff1801 richness1814 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Profluence, abundance. 1777 J. Hanway Commemorative Sacrifice Lord's Supper xviii. 309 So shall your hopes spring up in the profluence of vernal beauty and delight. 1899 F. T. Palgrave Landscape in Poetry from Homer to Tennyson iv. 55 (note) Ovid's immense profluence of varied tales..was what gave the poet his now faded supremacy. 1950 M. Peake Gormenghast lxxi. 392 The windows..appeared to be sprinkled over the green facades..with an indiscriminate and wayward profluence that gave no clue as to how the inner structures held together. 1976 Afr. Stud. Rev. 19 1 Despite a profluence of research on the topics of growth centers, the problems..remain. 2000 Sunday Times (Nexis) 30 July The sight of such a profluence of footballers stirs memories of old times. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1568
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