refluent

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: ref=lu=ent

CIDE DICTIONARY

refluent, a. [L. refluens, p. pr. of refluere to flow back; pref. re- re- + fluere to flow. See Flurent.].

 Flowing back; returning; ebbing.  Cowper.  [1913 Webster]
"And refluent through the pass of fear
The battle's tide was poured."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

refluent, adj. flowing back (refluent tide).

Derivative

refluence n.

Etymology

ME f. L refluere (as RE-, fluere flow)

THESAURUS

refluent

antiphonal, ascending, axial, back, back-flowing, backward, descending, down-trending, downward, drifting, flowing, fluent, flying, going, gyrational, gyratory, mounting, passing, plunging, progressive, reacting, reactionary, reactive, reflex, reflexive, reflowing, regressive, respondent, responding, responsive, retroactionary, retroactive, retrogressive, revulsive, rising, rotary, rotational, rotatory, running, rushing, sideward, sinking, soaring, streaming, up-trending, upward

ROGET THESAURUS

refluent

Recoil

N recoil, reaction, retroaction, revulsion, bounce, rebound, ricochet, repercussion, recalcitration, kick, contrecoup, springing back, elasticity, reflection, reflexion, reflex, reflux, reverberation, rebuff, repulse, return, ducks and drakes, boomerang, spring, reactionist, elastic collision, coefficient of restitution, recoiling, refluent, repercussive, recalcitrant, reactionary, retroactive, on the rebound, on the recoil, for every action there is a reaction, equal in force and opposite in direction.

Regression

N regress, regression, retrocession, retrogression, retrograduation, retroaction, reculade, retreat, withdrawal, retirement, remigration, recession, recess, crab-like motion, refluence, reflux, backwater, regurgitation, ebb, return, resilience reflection, reflexion (recoil), flip-flop, volte-face, counter motion, retrograde motion, backward movement, motion in reverse, counter movement, counter march, veering, tergiversation, recidivation, backsliding, fall, deterioration, recidivism, recidivity, reversal, relapse, turning point, receding, retrograde, retrogressive, regressive, refluent, reflex, recidivous, resilient, crab-like, balky, reactionary, back, backwards, reflexively, to the right about, a reculons, a rebours, revenons a nos moutons, as you were.