Effusion
WordNet
noun
(1) Flow under pressure
(2) An unrestrained expression of emotion
WiktionaryText
Noun
- an outpouring of liquid
- an outpouring of speech or emotion
- 1930; George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby; Animal Crackers, Paramount Pictures
- Captain Spaulding: My friends, I am highly gratified by this magnificent display of effusion...
- 1930; George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby; Animal Crackers, Paramount Pictures
- the seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself