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
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Example Sentences
The flowers grow in profusion. apples grow in profusion in this valley
Recent Examples on the Web On this particular summer day, the garden is a profusion of colorful blooms, presumably dripping with tasty nectar. 
John Kelly, Washington Post, 11 July 2022 One is the rise of commercial spaceflight and its profusion of rockets and satellites. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2022 As early as 1967, mainstream publications were discussing the profusion of gay men in attendance at Garland's concerts and attempting to dissect her particular appeal. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 June 2022 The shutdown comes amid an abrupt profusion of maintenance work and upgrades across the MBTA’s rail system that is forcing riders to navigate several disruptions in service. Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022 In spring, this perennial produces a profusion of bright magenta flowers with white centers, but Dianthus Kahori 'Scarlet' also impressed trial judges with its though grass-like foliage. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2022 Newcomers are often stunned by the variety and profusion of desert plant and animal life and the juxtaposition of a low, arid environment with a ring of mountain peaks that might be snow-capped in winter. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2022 With his pointillistic vision of microhistory, of an overwhelming profusion of details, Jancsó radically decontextualized historical events and turned them into abstract symbols. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2022 Peele has rightly been noticed for his profusion of movie references, his almost scholarly, but in no way didactic or merely referential, skill at reminding us of the bedrocks of the genre. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2022 See More
John Kelly, Washington Post, 11 July 2022 One is the rise of commercial spaceflight and its profusion of rockets and satellites. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2022 As early as 1967, mainstream publications were discussing the profusion of gay men in attendance at Garland's concerts and attempting to dissect her particular appeal. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 June 2022 The shutdown comes amid an abrupt profusion of maintenance work and upgrades across the MBTA’s rail system that is forcing riders to navigate several disruptions in service. Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022 In spring, this perennial produces a profusion of bright magenta flowers with white centers, but Dianthus Kahori 'Scarlet' also impressed trial judges with its though grass-like foliage. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2022 Newcomers are often stunned by the variety and profusion of desert plant and animal life and the juxtaposition of a low, arid environment with a ring of mountain peaks that might be snow-capped in winter. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2022 With his pointillistic vision of microhistory, of an overwhelming profusion of details, Jancsó radically decontextualized historical events and turned them into abstract symbols. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2022 Peele has rightly been noticed for his profusion of movie references, his almost scholarly, but in no way didactic or merely referential, skill at reminding us of the bedrocks of the genre. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
profusion
noun
pro·fu·sion prə-ˈfyü-zhən
: a plentiful supply : plenty
profusion
noun
1
as in loads
a considerable amount apples grow in profusion in this valley Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- loads
- plenty
- ton
- slew
- abundance
- hundred
- dozen
- wealth
- bunch
- quantity
- pile
- lot
- myriad
- deal
- chunk
- raft
- much
- multiplicity
- bundle
- plenitude
- scads
- plentitude
- stack
- heap
- gobs
- basketful
- oodles
- fistful
- boatload
- reams
- mass
- volume
- truckload
- carload
- sheaf
- mountain
- good deal
- plateful
- shipload
- spate
- yard
- bushel
- passel
- mess
- sight
- lashings
- peck
- thousands
- potful
- bucket
- pack
- pot
- superabundance
- wad
- store
- overabundance
- multitude
- plethora
- barrel
- lashins
- all kinds (of)
- surfeit
- superfluity
- quite a bit
- flood
- surplus
- excess
- rash
- plague
- bonanza
- bevy
- sea
- deluge
- epidemic
- throng
- score
- swarm
- embarrassment
- overmuch
- overflow
- overkill
- redundancy
- million
- oversupply
- host
- crowd
- flock
- horde
- legion
- overage
- army
- zillion
- cram
- press
- trillion
- herd
- gazillion
- mob
- crush
- drove
- jillion
- kazillion
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- handful
- taste
- suspicion
- sprinkling
- strain
- shade
- spot
- mouthful
- bit
- pittance
- streak
- ray
- glimmer
- peanuts
- hint
- grain
- smattering
- fragment
- touch
- shadow
- ounce
- mite
- speck
- trace
- particle
- scruple
- modicum
- sprinkle
- pinch
- dot
- molecule
- ace
- whit
- dram
- atom
- tad
- dab
- scrap
- nip
- mote
- crumb
- granule
- lick
- scintilla
- little
- shred
- section
- iota
- paucity
- absence
- lack
- dash
- smidgin
- scarcity
- shortage
- smidgen
- piece
- jot
- smidgeon
- morsel
- tittle
- portion
- dearth
- fleck
- flyspeck
- drop
- driblet
- smatter
- smidge
- poverty
- shot
- nubbin
- deficiency
- insufficiency
- famine
- inadequacy
- deficit
- meagerness
- want
- scantiness
- scarceness
- undersupply
- skimpiness
- scantness
2
as in lavishness
the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money in giving gifts to his girlfriend, he was generous to the point of profusion Synonyms & Similar Words
- lavishness
- generosity
- extravagancy
- extravagance
- prodigality
- wastefulness
- bountifulness
- liberality
- conspicuous consumption
- improvidence
- squandering
- excess
- indulgence
- splurge
- overindulgence
- overkill
- immoderacy
- self-indulgence
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- economy
- frugality
- restraint
- moderation
- austerity
- penny-pinching
- temperance