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 [pruh-fyoo-zhuhn]   Origin

pro·fu·sion

   [pruh-fyoo-zhuhn]
noun
1.
abundance; abundant quantity.
2.
a great quantity or amount (often followed by of).
3.
lavish spending; extravagance.
Origin:
1535–45; < Latin profūsiōn- (stem of profūsiō) a pouring out, extravagance, orig. libation; see profuse, fusion

Can be confused: 1. abundance, plenty, profusion (see synonym and usage notes at plenty); 2. perfusion, profusion.

Synonyms
1. copiousness, bounty. See plenty. 3. prodigality, profligacy, excess, waste.

Antonyms
1. scarcity.

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profuse (prəˈfjuːs)
 
—adj
1.  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]
 
pro'fusely
 
—adv
 
pro'fuseness
 
—n
 
pro'fusion
 
—n

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profusion
1540s, from L. profusionem (nom. profusio) "a pouring out," from profusus (see profuse).
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