profusion

[ pruh-fyoo-zhuhn ]

noun

1. abundance; abundant quantity.

   Synonyms: copiousness, bounty

   Antonyms: scarcity

2. a great quantity or amount (often followed by of ).
3. lavish spending; extravagance.

   Synonyms: waste, excess, profligacy, prodigality

Word History and Origins

Origin of profusion¹

First recorded in 1535–45; rom Latin profūsiōn- (stem of profūsiō ) “a pouring out, extravagance,” originally, “libation”; profuse, fusion

Synonym Study

See plenty.

Example Sentences

They start talking about stuff like quantum energy fields, or about profusion of blood in Spect images.

From Nautilus

These seemed to be emerging in bewildering profusion from experiments at ever-higher energies.

From Washington Post

Nature’s heterogeneity therefore carves out spaces for a profusion of organisms.

From Quanta Magazine

Suffice it to say, solutions to the profusion of cheap plastic and plastic waste are available.

From Vox

A famous image of inventor Nikola Tesla shows him casually sitting on a chair, legs crossed, taking notes—oblivious to the profusion of artificial lightning rending the air meters away.

From Singularity Hub 

Despite the profusion of products, the star—as the U.N. clearly knows—will always be Posh herself.

From The Daily Beast

In 2009, he said asylum-seekers "will bring with them a profusion of diseases."

From The Daily Beast

Yet no age has ever produced a greater profusion of writers who foresaw vividly and rivetingly the impending explosions.

From The Daily Beast

It explains why fairytales boast such a profusion of curses, dragons, witches, and potions.

From The Daily Beast

The garden at the rear was bright with a profusion of spring flowers and sheltered with ornamental trees and vines.

From Project Gutenberg

They found it not composed entirely of ashes and tin cans, either, although both of these were there in great profusion.

From Project Gutenberg

Cards of invitation from the most distinguished personages rained down upon the fortunate veteran in profusion.

From Project Gutenberg

Great tropical trees grew in wild profusion, while gorgeous vegetation abounded.

From Project Gutenberg

The malecontents at the coffeehouses of London murmured at this profusion, and accused William of ostentation.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• glut
• outpouring