Meanings
adjectiveefflorescent (comparative more efflorescent, superlative most efflorescent)
comparative more efflorescent · superlative most efflorescent
- Bursting into flower.
- Growing at a rapid rate; flourishing.
- Forming a white dust or efflorescence on the surface.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinefflōrēscēns
- Englishefflorescent
From Latin efflōrēscēns. Compare French efflorescent. By surface analysis, effloresce + -ent.
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Rhymes with efflorescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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APA
efflorescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/efflorescent
MLA
“efflorescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/efflorescent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “efflorescent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/efflorescent.
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