pro|fuse´ness

pro|fuse´ness
pro|fuse «pruh FYOOS», adjective.
1. very abundant: »

profuse thanks.

2. spending or giving freely; lavish; extravagant: »

a profuse spender.

[< Latin profūsus poured forth, past participle of profundere < prō- forth + fundere to pour]
pro|fuse´ly, adverb.
pro|fuse´ness, noun.
Synonym Study 1, 2 Profuse, lavish mean occurring, spending, or giving freely. Profuse suggests great generosity, often excessive or insincere: »

They were profuse in their praise.

Lavish suggests unstinting generosity but not necessarily extravagance: »

It was a lavish display of gifts.


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  • pro|fuse´ly — pro|fuse «pruh FYOOS», adjective. 1. very abundant: »profuse thanks. 2. spending or giving freely; lavish; extravagant: »a profuse spender. ╂[< Latin profūsus poured forth, past participle of profundere < prō forth + fundere to pour]… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|fuse — «pruh FYOOS», adjective. 1. very abundant: »profuse thanks. 2. spending or giving freely; lavish; extravagant: »a profuse spender. ╂[< Latin profūsus poured forth, past participle of profundere < prō forth + fundere to pour] –pro|fuse´ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • fuse — af·fuse; cir·cum·fuse; dif·fuse·ly; dif·fuse·ness; fuse; hu·mi·fuse; in·fuse; in·ter·fuse; per·fuse; pro·fuse·ly; pro·fuse·ness; suf·fuse; sur·fuse; trans·fuse; re·fuse·nik; dif·fuse; ef·fuse; pro·fuse; …   English syllables

  • pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… …   English syllables

  • profuseness — pro·fuse·ness …   English syllables

  • profuse — pro•fuse [[t]prəˈfyus[/t]] adj. 1) spending or giving freely, often to excess; extravagant (often fol. by in): profuse in their praise[/ex] 2) made or done freely and abundantly: profuse apologies[/ex] 3) abundant; in great amount • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • Profuseness — Pro*fuse ness, n. Extravagance; profusion. [1913 Webster] Hospitality sometimes degenerates into profuseness. Atterbury. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dif — ac·i·dif·er·ous; di·a·mon·dif·er·ous; dif·fa; dif·far·re·a·tion; dif·fer·en·cy; dif·fer·en·tia; dif·fer·en·tia·bil·i·ty; dif·fer·en·tia·ble; dif·fer·en·tial·ly; dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion; dif·fer·en·ti·a·tor; dif·fer·ent·ly; dif·fer·ent·ness;… …   English syllables

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

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