flow

Pronunciation: /ˈfloʊ̯/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
  2. noun the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
  3. noun the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

Etymology

From Middle English flowe, from the verb (see below). The psychology sense “state of focus” was coined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in 1975.

In classic literature

Synonyms

flowing

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
change of location
Narrower (hyponyms)
ebb, rush, airflow, current, fountain, backflow

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