Emanative

/ˈɛmənətɪv/ adjective

Definition

Tending to emanate; characterized by or involving emanation; flowing out from a source.

Etymology

From emanate + -ive suffix (meaning 'tending to' or 'characterized by'). This adjective form developed in English to describe things with emanative qualities.

Kelly Says

When poets describe someone's 'emanative charm' or scientists talk about an object's 'emanative properties,' they're using an elegant word that connects back to 2,000 years of philosophical discussion about flow and origin.

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