emanates

Issues from source

Emanates means issues or flows forth from a source.

Light emanates from the sun; warmth emanates from a fire.

The word often describes intangible things: Confidence emanated from her.

A foul smell emanated from the basement.

The suggestion is of something spreading outward naturally, without effort or force.

scent

aroma

Pleasant distinctive smell

bouquet · odor · smell · whiff · redolence · musk · incense · waft · diffuse · permeate

aura

atmosphere

Gaseous layer around planets

mood · presence · vibe · spirit · air · character · tone · ethos · charisma · magnetism

radiance

glow

Steady, soft light

luminescence · illuminate · irradiate · fluorescence · incandescence · phosphorescence · gleam · glisten · sparkle · twinkle

origin

source

Point of origin

issue · derive · stem · flow · proceed · originate · genesis · wellspring · fountainhead · root

Categories
Opposites
direction of flow

emanatesabsorbs

Takes in fully

receives · takes in · soaks up · ingests · inhales

containment vs release

emanatesretains

Continues to possess

withholds · suppresses · contains · conceals · stifles

Family

emanate, emanation, emanating, emanated, emanations

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G