Profusion

Quick meaning: Profusion is a noun meaning abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia.

Meaning

abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia.

More Meanings

1. lavish or imprudent expenditure; prodigality or extravagance

Example Sentences

His hair, in great profusion, streamed down over his shoulders.

Elected leaders face a profusion of mega-pressure points these days – inflation, heat waves, high debt, or the pandemic.

We set the men at work felling trees, selecting for the purpose jarrah, a hard, weather-resisting timber which grew in profusion near by.

Although houses and factories appeared in great profusion in the 1930s, there still remain odd groups of cottages dating from an earlier and more countrified period.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for profusion

Depending on context, synonyms include cornucopia, richness, profuseness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include profuseness, richness, cornucopia, plenty, plethora, abundance.

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