Flowing around or surrounding with fluid; describes the quality of being surrounded by flowing currents or streams.
From Latin circumfluus (flowing around), combining circum- and fluus (flowing). Related to 'fluid' and 'fluent.' Used in geographical and poetic contexts.
Poets and geographers in the 1600s-1700s loved this word to describe islands and peninsulas surrounded by water—it's more evocative than just saying 'surrounded by water,' implying active flowing movement.
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