Dictionary

influx en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɪnˌflʌks/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin īnflūxus (“inflow; influence”), from īnfluō (“flow or run into”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A flow inward or into something; a coming in.
   • By the 1880s, the pretty harbour village of Lynmouth was enjoying an influx of holidaymakers brought by paddle steamers from the likes of Bristol and Swansea. 2021 January 13, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Spectacular funiculars”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 53:
   • Cities and small towns alike, from Charleroi, Pennsylvania, and Springfield, Ohio, to Whitewater, Wisconsin, have seen significant influxes of migrants. Even major urban centers such as New York City, Chicago, and Denver have sought Federal aid to manage the burden of new arrivals. 2025 January 20, “REALIGNING THE UNITED STATES REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM”, in whitehouse.gov, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2025:
   • I'll buy a new computer when I get an influx of cash.
   • But despite the President’s offer, it’s unlikely that an influx of Norwegians will begin to settle in the US anytime soon. 2018 January 12, Kara Fox, “Norwegians aren’t likely to move to the US, even if they’re welcome”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Dec 2022:
   • the general influx of Greek into modern languages 1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue:
2. (countable, uncountable) That which flows or comes in.
   • The influx of food into the Celtic region, however, was far from keeping pace with the influx of consumers. 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XVII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) influence; power.
   • A continued influx of the Divine Goodness 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature:

Forms

Antonyms

efflux

Deriveds

influxive · influxious

Synonyms

instreaming · intromission · infusion · importation · inflow · introduction · inflood · inrush

Translations (35)

nb tilstrømming (inward flow) · de Zufluss (inward flow) · sh upliv (inward flow) · sh uliv (inward flow) · cs příval (inward flow) · bg вливане (inward flow) · sh uvor (inward flow) · it influsso (inward flow) · pl wpływ (inward flow) · sh уток (inward flow) · sh улив (inward flow) · de Einfluss (inward flow) · bg наплив (inward flow) · sh уплив (inward flow) · nb tilstrømning (inward flow) · ru прито́к (inward flow) · sh прилив (inward flow) · fr influx (inward flow) · ca influx (inward flow) · nl toevloed (inward flow) · es influjo (inward flow) · sh увор (inward flow) · de Zustrom (inward flow) · sh utok (inward flow) · mi urutomo (inward flow) · sv tillströmning (inward flow) · ru наплы́в (inward flow) · gl influxo (inward flow) · da tilstrømning (inward flow) · es influjo (influence) · el εισροή (inward flow) · ro aflux (inward flow) · ro afluență (inward flow) · sh priliv (inward flow) · cs příliv (inward flow)