flatulent

[flach-uh-luh nt]

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adjective

generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food.
attended with, caused by, or suffering from such an accumulation of gas.
having unsupported pretensions; inflated and empty; pompous; turgid: a flatulent style.

Origin of flatulent

1590–1600; < New Latin flātulentus; see flatus, -ulent

Related formsflat·u·lence, flat·u·len·cy, nounflat·u·lent·ly, adverbnon·flat·u·lence, nounnon·flat·u·len·cy, nounnon·flat·u·lent, adjectivenon·flat·u·lent·ly, adverb

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Related Words for flatulence

bombast, boasting, claptrap, babble, fustian, turgidity, twaddle

Examples from the Web for flatulence

Historical Examples of flatulence

Flatulence, eructations of gas, and borborygmi are controlled by strict diet according to the rules given.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various
Flatulence is seen in infants suffering from intestinal indigestion and the food is nearly always at fault.
The Mother and Her Child
William S. Sadler
Flatulence is not inserted; but Flatulency is said to be 'windiness; fulness of wind.'
Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works
Anonymous
Flatulence (ventositas) is likewise a cause of gout, as we have already hinted.
Gilbertus Anglicus
Henry Ebenezer Handerson
It was entitled 'The Art of Flatulence', and it consisted of a number of rules and definitions.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Robert Tressell

British Dictionary definitions for flatulence

flatulent

adjective

suffering from or caused by an excessive amount of gas in the alimentary canal, producing uncomfortable distension
generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal
pretentious or windy in style

Derived Formsflatulence or flatulency, nounflatulently, adverb

Word Origin for flatulent

C16: from New Latin flātulentus, from Latin: flatus

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Word Origin and History for flatulence

1711, from French flatulence, from flatulent (see flatulent). Flatulency is from 1650s.

flatulent

adj.

1590s, from Middle French flatulent, from Modern Latin flatulentus, from Latin flatus "a blowing, a breaking wind," past participle of flare "to blow, puff," which is cognate with Old English blawan (see blow (v.1)).

flatulence in Medicine

flatulence

[flăch′ə-ləns]

The presence of excessive gas in the digestive tract.

Related formsflat′u•lent adj.