Perfume is an emanation from a flower.
Source: wiktionary
Emanation
//ˌɛməˈneɪʃən//
Synonyms for "emanation" (64 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (19)
Related words (32)
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2 entriesis a
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10 entriesTranslations
23 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- еманация noun (that which flows)
- излъчване noun (act of flowing)
French
4 entries- radon noun (radon — see also radon)
- émanation noun (act of flowing)
- émanation noun (that which flows)
- émanation noun (radon — see also radon)
German
4 entries- Ausdünstung noun (that which flows)
- Aussendung noun (that which flows)
- Ausstrahlung noun (that which flows)
- Ausströmen noun (act of flowing)
Hindi
3 entries- निःसरण noun (act of flowing)
- प्रसर्ग noun (act of flowing)
- प्रसर्जन noun (act of flowing)
Italian
2 entries- emanazione noun (act of flowing)
- emanazione noun (that which flows)
Polish
3 entries- emanacja noun (act of flowing)
- emanacja noun (that which flows)
- emanacja noun (radon — see also radon)
Spanish
2 entries- emanación noun (act of flowing)
- emanación noun (that which flows)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Her love for Francis Evelyn was an emanation of that romance which is in the heart of every girl; her preference was as much circumstance as choice, and strengthened by no comparison.
Source: wiktionary
Hence, not only men, but all animals, and even vegetables, were supposed to be impregnated with some particle of the divine nature which was infused into them, and from which their various qualities and dispositions, as well as their powers of propagation, were thought to be derived. These appeared to be so many emanations of the divine attributes, operating in different modes and degrees, according to the nature of the beings to which they belonged.
Source: wiktionary
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