profusion
noun
pro·fu·sion
prə-ˈfyü-zhən 
prō-
1
: lavish expenditure : extravagance
2
: the quality or state of being profuse
3
: great quantity : lavish display or supply
snow falling in profusion
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A profusion is literally a "pouring forth", so a profusion of gifts is a wealth or abundance of gifts. A profusely illustrated book is filled to overflowing with pictures. A bad social error should be followed by profuse apologies, and profound gratitude should be expressed with profuse thanks.
Synonyms
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Examples of profusion in a Sentence
The flowers grow in profusion.
apples grow in profusion in this valley
Recent Examples on the Web
The former New York real estate developer has put his name on a profusion of products in recent years, including sneakers, Bibles, books and watches.
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Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
We’ve been catapulted into this nebulous state by the powerful convergence of widespread broadband access, the profusion of mobile devices enabling near-constant Internet connectivity, and hundreds of innovations that have made data centers much easier to build and run.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010
The two-guest home, complete with a full kitchen, is surrounded by the charming Cady Hill Forest, home to over 11 miles of trails—and a profusion of color when the leaves change each fall.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Both are experiments in light—the former considering how a profusion of illuminated rooms and cars had reshaped the Manhattan sky, the latter mulling how a gigantic boulder can turn a sunny landscape dark.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 Sep. 2024
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Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
We’ve been catapulted into this nebulous state by the powerful convergence of widespread broadband access, the profusion of mobile devices enabling near-constant Internet connectivity, and hundreds of innovations that have made data centers much easier to build and run.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010
The two-guest home, complete with a full kitchen, is surrounded by the charming Cady Hill Forest, home to over 11 miles of trails—and a profusion of color when the leaves change each fall.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Both are experiments in light—the former considering how a profusion of illuminated rooms and cars had reshaped the Manhattan sky, the latter mulling how a gigantic boulder can turn a sunny landscape dark.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Profusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profusion. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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profusion
noun
pro·fu·sion
prə-ˈfyü-zhən
: a plentiful supply : great quantity
lilacs blooming in profusion
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