Dictionary.com

influent

[ in-floo-uhnt ]
/ ˈɪn flu ənt /
Save This Word!
adjective
flowing in.
noun
a tributary.
Ecology. a plant or animal that has an important effect on the biotic balance in a community.
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
who
whom
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of influent

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin influent- (stem of influēns) inflowing. See in-2, fluent

Words nearby influent

inflorescence, inflow, influence, influence peddler, influencer, influent, influential, influenza, influx, info, infobahn
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use influent in a sentence

  • The meeting point of these two natures is the mind, the causal nature being influent and the apparent nature being effluent.

    The Concept of Nature|Alfred North Whitehead

  • We had thus examined each of its three mouths, and settled all doubts as to the Rusizi being an effluent or influent.

    How I Found Livingstone|Henry M. Stanley

British Dictionary definitions for influent

influent
/ (ˈɪnflʊənt) /
adjective Also: inflowing
flowing in
noun
something flowing in, esp a tributary
ecology an organism that has a major effect on the nature of its community
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK