diluvial

or di·lu·vi·an

[ dih-loo-vee-uhl ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge.
2. Geology Now Rare. pertaining to or consisting of diluvium.

diluvial

/ daɪˈluːvɪəl; dɪ- /

adjective

1. of or connected with a deluge, esp with the great Flood described in Genesis
2. of or relating to diluvium

diluvial

/ dĭ-lo̅o̅′vē-əl /

1. Relating to or produced by a flood.

Other Words From

• predi·luvi·al adjective
• undi·luvi·al adjective
• undi·luvi·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of diluvial¹

1650–60; < Late Latin dīluviālis, equivalent to dīluvi ( um ) flood ( deluge ) + -ālis -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of diluvial¹

C17: from Late Latin dīluviālis; see diluvium

Example Sentences

In the midst of all the diluvial despair, a blast email from Barboursville Vineyards, north of Charlottesville, broke through like a rainbow.

From Washington Post

Even as diluvial overnight rains that swept in from the Mediterranean began to ease Monday morning, France’s Interior Ministry said the toll of seven deaths and five serious injuries could rise.

From Washington Times

Even as diluvial overnight rains that swept in from the Mediterranean began to ease Monday morning, France's Interior Ministry said the toll of seven deaths and five serious injuries could rise.

From Fox News

“I need only refer to the account given in my Reliquiae Diluvianae, of the faeces of hyaenas in the Cave of Kirkdale, and to the large quantities of the same substance that have subsequently been discovered at Torquay and Maidstone, an din the Cave of Lunel, to show how frequent is the occurrence of Hyaeno-coprus in diluvial mud and gravel.”

From Scientific American

In several parts 70of the colony the fossil remains of various colossal animals have been discovered, which, as since measured, must have stood from 10 to 16 feet in height, and correspond to our diluvial Pachydermata in Europe.

From Project Gutenberg