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pro·fuse P0584200 (prə-fyo͞os′, prō-)adj.1. Plentiful; copious.2. Giving or given freely and abundantly; extravagant: were profuse in their compliments.
[Middle English, lavish, from Latin profūsus, past participle of profundere, to pour forth : pro-, forth; see pro-1 + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·fuse′ly adv.pro·fuse′ness n.Synonyms: profuse, exuberant, lavish, lush1, luxuriant, prodigal
These adjectives mean marked by unrestrained abundance: profuse apologies; an exuberant growth of moss; lavish praise; lush vegetation; luxuriant hair; prodigal bounty.Antonym: spareprofuse (prəˈfjuːs) adj1. plentiful, copious, or abundant: profuse compliments. 2. (often foll by in) free or generous in the giving (of): profuse in thanks. [C15: from Latin profundere to pour lavishly] proˈfusely adv proˈfuseness, proˈfusion npro•fuse (prəˈfyus)
adj. 1. spending or giving freely, often to excess; extravagant (often fol. by in): profuse in their praise. 2. made or done freely and abundantly: profuse apologies. 3. abundant; in great amount. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin profūsus, past participle of profundere to pour out or forth. See pro-1, fuse2] pro•fuse′ly, adv. pro•fuse′ness, n. syn: See lavish. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | profuse - produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"lush, riotous, exuberant, luxuriantabundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water" |
profuseadjective1. plentiful, ample, prolific, abundant, overflowing, teeming, copious, bountiful, luxuriant This plant produces profuse bright-blue flowers.
plentiful inadequate, scarce, meagre, sparse, deficient, skimpy, scanty2. extravagant, liberal, generous, excessive, lavish, exuberant, prodigal, fulsome, open-handed, unstinting, immoderate Helena's profuse thanks were met with only a nod.
extravagant moderate, provident, frugal, thrifty, illiberalprofuseadjective1. Growing profusely:dense, heavy, lush, luxuriant, rank, thick.2. Given to or marked by unrestrained abundance:extravagant, exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, opulent, prodigal, riotous, superabundant.3. Characterized by excessive or imprudent spending:extravagant, lavish, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, wasteful.Translationsprofuse (prəˈfjuːs) adjective (too) plentiful; excessive. profuse thanks. 豐富的，多的 丰富的，多的 proˈfusely adverb 過多(地) 过多（地） proˈfusion (-ʒən) noun (sometimes with a) (too) great abundance. a profusion of flowers. 充沛，大量 充沛，大量
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Synonyms for profuseadj plentifulSynonyms- plentiful
- ample
- prolific
- abundant
- overflowing
- teeming
- copious
- bountiful
- luxuriant
Antonyms- inadequate
- scarce
- meagre
- sparse
- deficient
- skimpy
- scanty
adj extravagantSynonyms- extravagant
- liberal
- generous
- excessive
- lavish
- exuberant
- prodigal
- fulsome
- open-handed
- unstinting
- immoderate
Antonyms- moderate
- provident
- frugal
- thrifty
- illiberal
Synonyms for profuseadj growing profuselySynonyms- dense
- heavy
- lush
- luxuriant
- rank
- thick
adj given to or marked by unrestrained abundanceSynonyms- extravagant
- exuberant
- lavish
- lush
- luxuriant
- opulent
- prodigal
- riotous
- superabundant
adj characterized by excessive or imprudent spendingSynonyms- extravagant
- lavish
- prodigal
- profligate
- spendthrift
- wasteful
Synonyms for profuseadj produced or growing in extreme abundanceSynonyms- lush
- riotous
- exuberant
- luxuriant
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