profusion

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /prəˈfjuʒən/ UK /prəˈfjuːʒən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
an abundant or excessive quantity of something

The garden burst with a profusion of roses in June.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an abundant or excessive... abundance wealth plethora glut plenty superabundance copiousness cornucopia

Opposites

scarcity dearth paucity lack shortage

Word family

Related forms profuse profusely

Etymology

From Latin profusio ('a pouring out'), from profundere ('to pour forth'), from pro- ('forth') + fundere ('to pour').

profusio Latin fundere Latin *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# profusion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /prəˈfjuʒən/
**IPA (UK):** /prəˈfjuːʒən/

## Meanings
1. an abundant or excessive quantity of something

## Examples
- The garden burst with a profusion of roses in June.

## Synonyms
- abundance
- wealth
- plethora
- glut
- plenty
- superabundance
- copiousness
- cornucopia

## Antonyms
- scarcity
- dearth
- paucity
- lack
- shortage

## Related Forms
- profuse
- profusely

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: profusio
- Root: fundere
- Root: *ǵʰew-

## Etymology
From Latin profusio ('a pouring out'), from profundere ('to pour forth'), from pro- ('forth') + fundere ('to pour').

## AI Etymology
Profusion is from Latin profusio ('a pouring out'), from profundere ('to pour forth'), from pro- ('forth') + fundere ('to pour'). Important recorded forms include profusio (Latin), fundere (Latin), and *ǵʰew- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers an abundant or excessive quantity of something. The wider family includes related words such as profuse and profusely.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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