plentiful, copious, or abundant: profuse compliments - (often followed by in)
free or generous in the giving (of): profuse in thanks
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pro•fu•sion /prəˈfyuʒən/USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- a great amount or quantity (of something): [countable]a great profusion of colors.[uncountable]colors in rich profusion.
pro•fuse /prəˈfyus/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- generous;
lavish:[be + ~ + in/of]The critics were profuse in their praise of the new movie. - abundant:profuse apologies.
pro•fu•sion
(prə fyo̅o̅′zhən),USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- abundance;
abundant quantity. - a great quantity or amount (often fol. by of ).
- lavish spending;
extravagance.
- Latin profūsiōn- (stem of profūsiō) a pouring out, extravagance, origin, originally libation; see profuse, fusion
- 1535–45
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged copiousness, bounty. See plenty.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged prodigality, profligacy, excess, waste.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scarcity.
pro•fuse
(prə fyo̅o̅s′),USA pronunciation adj.
pro•fuse′ly, adv.
pro•fuse′ness, n.
- spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess;
extravagant (often fol. by in):profuse praise. - made or done freely and abundantly:profuse apologies.
- abundant;
in great amount.
- Latin profūsus, past participle of profundere to pour out or forth. See pro-1, fuse2
- late Middle English 1375–1425
pro•fuse′ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See lavish.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See ample.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged thrifty.
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