English Explanatory Dictionary

influenza

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪn.fluˈɛn.zə/ En-us-influenza.ogg

Word forms

influenza influenzas influenze

Etymology

From Italian influenza (“influence”), from Latin influentia. Doublet of influence.

Synonyms

flu grippe grip

Related words

affluence affluent circumfluence circumfluent circumfluous confluence confluent conflux defluent defluxion diffluence diffluent difluence difluent effluent flu fluctuance fluctuant fluctuate fluctuation fluctuous fluency fluent fluid fluidity flume flumen fluor fluorian fluoric fluoride fluorinate fluorination fluorine fluorite fluvial fluviality flux fluxion influence influent influx mellifluous profluence profluent refluence refluency refluent superfluous transfluence transfluent

Derived words

affluenza Asian influenza avian influenza Hong Kong influenza influenzal influenzalike influenzavirus Mexican influenza parainfluenza postinfluenza Spanish influenza superinfluenza swine influenza
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