SUFFUSION
permeation, pervasion, suffusion
(noun) the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
suffusion (countable and uncountable, plural suffusions)
(countable) The act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something.
(countable) coat, coating, film, plating.
(uncountable) The state of being wet.
(uncountable) The state of becoming red on the surface.
Synonyms
• diffusion
Source: Wiktionary
Suf*fu"sion, n. Etym: [L. suffusio: cf. F. suffusion.]
1. The act or process of suffusing, or state of being suffused; an overspreading. To those that have the jaundice, or like suffusion of eyes, objects appear of that color. Ray.
2. That with which a thing is suffused.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A blending of one color into another; the spreading of one color over another, as on the feathers of birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
10 June 2025
COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
Do you know this game?
Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins