ˈeˌflüən(t)s, ˈefləwən- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin effluere to flow out + English -ence
1. : the action or process of flowing out : emanation , efflux
the effluence of power rather than the conscious application of it — John Burroughs
2. : something that flows out (as from a person or substance) — usually used of something having an effect
some effluence from its ageless hills and waters laid a spell upon me which has never been broken — John Buchan