DEFINITIONS

foison

[ foi-zuh n ]
/ ˈfɔɪ zən /
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noun Archaic.

abundance; plenty.
abundant harvest.

Words related to foison

bonanza, windfall

Words nearby foison

foilborne, foiled, foilsman, foin, foism, foison, foist, fokine, fokker, fol., folacin

Origin of foison

1250–1300; Middle English foisoun < Middle French foison < Latin fūsiōn- (stem of fūsiō) an outpouring. See fusion
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Examples from the Web for foison

  • She found Mme. de Vaubadon's guide at the rendezvous before the church door; it was Foison, whom she recognised.

    The House of the Combrays|G. le Notre

  • Africa, that brags her foison, Breeds no such prodigious poison!

    The Book of Humorous Verse|Various

  • The next morning Foison appeared at La Délivrande to draw up the report.

    The House of the Combrays|G. le Notre

  • Was he the only one who felt the challenge offered by the maddening fertility and foison of the hot sun-dazzled earth?

    Where the Blue Begins|Christopher Morley

British Dictionary definitions for foison

foison
/ (ˈfɔɪzən) /

noun

archaic, or poetic a plentiful supply or yield

Word Origin for foison

C13: from Old French, from Latin fūsiō a pouring out, from fundere to pour; see fusion
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