Definitions for profusion

profusion pro·fu·sion

Spelling: [pruh-fyoo-zhuh n]
IPA: /prəˈfyu ʒən/

Profusion is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 301 anagrams from letters in profusion (finooprsu).

Definitions for profusion

noun

  1. abundance; abundant quantity.
  2. a great quantity or amount (often followed by of).
  3. lavish spending; extravagance.

Origin of profusion

1535-45; Latin profūsiōn- (stem of profūsiō) a pouring out, extravagance, orig. libation; see profuse, fusion

Examples for profusion

Ragged and wretched though they were, they wore colour in profusion.

She had been weeping, and her hair had fallen in profusion around her shoulders.

The profusion too, the rich and lavish bounty, of that goodly tavern!

Despite the profusion of products, the star—as the U.N. clearly knows—will always be Posh herself.

In 2009, he said asylum-seekers "will bring with them a profusion of diseases."

It is tall, with a profusion of very large globular flowers.

It explains why fairytales boast such a profusion of curses, dragons, witches, and potions.

The stalls of the sovereigns and knights exhibit a profusion of rare carving.

The sides are ribbed with rocks, among which the cyclamens grow in profusion.

He touched her now profusion of curls at different cranial points.

Word Value for profusion
Scrable

14

Words with friends

17

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