profusion

[ pruh-fyoo-zhuhn ]

/ prəˈfyu ʒən /

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noun

abundance; abundant quantity.

a great quantity or amount (often followed by of).

lavish spending; extravagance.

OTHER WORDS FOR profusion

1 copiousness, bounty.

3 prodigality, profligacy, excess, waste.

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OPPOSITES FOR profusion

1 scarcity.

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Origin of profusion

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

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1. See plenty.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH profusion

1. perfusion, profusion 2. abundance, plenty, profusion (see synonym study at plenty)

Words nearby profusion

profoundly deaf, Profumo, profundity, profuse, profusely, profusion, profusive, prog, progametangium, progamete, progastrin

How to use profusion in a sentence

They start talking about stuff like quantum energy fields, or about profusion of blood in Spect images.
Outwitting the Grim Reaper - Issue 94: Evolving|Kevin Berger|December 23, 2020|Nautilus
These seemed to be emerging in bewildering profusion from experiments at ever-higher energies.
Jack Steinberger, Nobel laureate in physics, dies at 99|Martin Weil|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
Nature’s heterogeneity therefore carves out spaces for a profusion of organisms.
A Physicist’s Approach to Biology Brings Ecological Insights|Gabriel Popkin|October 13, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Suffice it to say, solutions to the profusion of cheap plastic and plastic waste are available.
Big Oil’s hopes are pinned on plastics. It won’t end well.|David Roberts|September 4, 2020|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.
New Zealand Is About to Test Long-Range Wireless Power Transmission|Jason Dorrier|August 30, 2020|Singularity Hub
Despite the profusion of products, the star—as the U.N. clearly knows—will always be Posh herself.
What The Hell is Posh Spice Doing At The UN?|Tom Sykes|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2009, he said asylum-seekers "will bring with them a profusion of diseases."
Beholden To The Anti-"Infiltrator" Vote?|Ali Gharib|October 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Yet no age has ever produced a greater profusion of writers who foresaw vividly and rivetingly the impending explosions.
The Kaffeehaus Canon|George Prochnik|December 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It explains why fairytales boast such a profusion of curses, dragons, witches, and potions.
Desperately Seeking Prince Charming|Sean Macaulay|September 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The garden at the rear was bright with a profusion of spring flowers and sheltered with ornamental trees and vines.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
They found it not composed entirely of ashes and tin cans, either, although both of these were there in great profusion.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
Cards of invitation from the most distinguished personages rained down upon the fortunate veteran in profusion.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Great tropical trees grew in wild profusion, while gorgeous vegetation abounded.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
The malecontents at the coffeehouses of London murmured at this profusion, and accused William of ostentation.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay