suffusions
Slow color spreadings
Suffusions are instances of spreading or diffusing through something, typically describing how light, color, or emotion gradually pervades a space or surface.
A blush is a suffusion of red across the cheeks; dawn brings suffusions of pink and gold across the sky.
The word suggests gentle, gradual spreading rather than sudden change: The suffusions of warmth from the fire reached the far corners of the room.
Applying light color
- flushingWashing by water surge
- blushingFacial reddening from embarrassment
- reddeningGrowing more crimson
- tingeingAdding slight coloration
washing · staining · hue · glow · blush · flush · rosiness · coloration
Steeping to extract essence
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- seepageSlow fluid escape
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
penetration · percolation · saturation · imbuing · steeping · absorption · transfusion · leaching
Scattering across space
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
- disseminationWide distribution of information
propagation · extension · expansion · distribution · outspread · pervading · emanation · broadcasting
Heat you feel
- glowSteady, soft light
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- feelingSensed inner state
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
atmosphere · mood · aura · ambiance · tenderness · affection · contentment · serenity
Steady, soft light
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- warmthHeat you feel
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
sunset · dawn · twilight · bathing · illumination · shimmer · gleaming · flooding
tinting
Applying light color
- flushingWashing by water surge
- blushingFacial reddening from embarrassment
- reddeningGrowing more crimson
tingeing · washing · staining · hue · glow · blush · flush · rosiness · coloration · tincture
infusion
Steeping to extract essence
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- seepageSlow fluid escape
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
infiltration · penetration · percolation · saturation · imbuing · steeping · absorption · transfusion · leaching · impregnation
dispersion
Scattering across space
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
dissemination · propagation · extension · expansion · distribution · outspread · pervading · emanation · broadcasting · circulation
warmth
Heat you feel
sentiment · atmosphere · mood · aura · ambiance · tenderness · affection · contentment · serenity · melancholy
glow
Steady, soft light
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- warmthHeat you feel
golden hour · sunset · dawn · twilight · bathing · illumination · shimmer · gleaming · flooding · brightness
suffusionsconcentrations
Measures of substance density
focal points · localizations · pinpoints · clusters · pockets
suffusionscontractions
Shortened word forms
withdrawals · retractions · concentrations · gatherings · convergences
suffusionsdemarcations
Fixed limits between areas
sharp edges · hard edges · delineations · striations · segmentations