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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROFU'SION, s. s as z. [L. profusio.]
1. Lavishness; prodigality; extravagance of expenditures; as, to waste an estate by profusion.
What meant thy pompous progress through the empire,
Thy vast profusion to the factious nobles?
2. Lavish effusion.
He was desirous to avoid not only profusion, but the least effusion of christian blood.
3. Rich abundance; exuberant plenty. The table contained a profusion of dainties. Our country has a profusion of food for man and beast.
The raptur'd eye
The fair profusion,yellow autumn, spies.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English" [syn: profusion, profuseness, richness, cornucopia]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1545 1. lavish expenditure ; extravagance 2. the quality or state of being profuse 3. great quantity ; lavish display or supply <snow falling in profusion>

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Profusion Pro*fu"sion, n. [L. profusio: cf. F. profusion.] 1. The act of one who is profuse; a lavishing or pouring out without sting. Thy vast profusion to the factious nobles? --Rowe. 2. Abundance; exuberant plenty; lavish supply; as, a profusion of commodities. --Addison.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If there is a profusion of something or if it occurs in profusion, there is a very large quantity or variety of it. (FORMAL) The Dart is a delightful river with a profusion of wild flowers along its banks... = abundance N-SING-COLL: usu N of n, also in N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Lavishness, excess, prodigality, extravagance, waste, profuseness. 2. Abundance, exuberance, plenty.

Moby Thesaurus

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