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profusion

  • /pɹoʊˈfjuʒən/ US
  • /pɹəˈfjuʒən/ US
  • /pɹə(ʊ)ˈfjuːʒən/ UK

Rhymes with -uːʒən

Where it comes from

From Middle French profusion, from Late Latin profusio.

noun profusions

  1. countable, uncountable abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia His hair, in great profusion, streamed down over his shoulders.
  2. countable, uncountable lavish or imprudent expenditure; prodigality or extravagance

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noun abundance

Españolprofusión
हिन्दीप्राचुर्य prācurya, बहुलता bahultā, अधिकता adhiktā
DeutschÜberfluss, Überfülle
Românăprofuziune, abundență
Русскийизоби́лие izobílije

noun lavish or imprudent expenditure

DeutschVerschwendung, Vergeudung
Românăextravaganță
Русскийрасточительность rastočitelʹnostʹ, ще́дрость ščédrostʹ

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Chicago

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@misc{profusion_2026,
  title = {profusion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/profusion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}