Profuseness

pro·fuse (pr

-fy

, pr

adj.

1. Plentiful; copious.

2. Giving or given freely and abundantly; extravagant: were profuse in their compliments.

[Middle English, lavish, from Latin profsus, past participle of profundere, to pour forth : pro-, forth; see pro-¹ + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

pro·fusely adv.

pro·fuseness n.

Synonyms: profuse, exuberant, lavish, lush¹, luxuriant, prodigal, riotous
These adjectives mean marked by unrestrained abundance: profuse apologies; an exuberant growth of moss; lavish praise; lush vegetation; luxuriant hair; a prodigal party giver; an artist's riotous use of color.

Antonym: spare

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Noun

profuseness - the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English"

profusion, richness, cornucopia

abundance, copiousness, teemingness - the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance"

overgrowth - a profusion of growth on or over something else

greenness, verdancy, verdure - the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation

wilderness - a bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"

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abundance
copiousness
cornucopia
greenness
overgrowth
profuse
profusion
Richness
teemingness
Unthriftiness
verdancy
verdure
wilderness

However, what she withheld from the infant, she bestowed with the utmost profuseness on the poor unknown mother, whom she called an impudent slut, a wanton hussy, an audacious harlot, a wicked jade, a vile strumpet, with every other appellation with which the tongue of virtue never fails to lash those who bring a disgrace on the sex.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context

Luxuriant vegetation spread in wild profuseness over this prodigal soil.

Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context

The rumor of this extravagant profuseness delighted the hearts of all the shopkeepers in Paris, from the hotel of the Duke of Buckingham to that of the Comte de Grammont nothing but miracles was attempted.

Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

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