Definitions for profuse
prəˈfyuspro·fuse

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotousadjective

   produced or growing in extreme abundance

   "their riotous blooming"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. profuseadjective

   In great quantity or abundance.

   She grew profuse amounts of zucchini and pumpkins.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PROFUSEadjective

   Lavish; too liberal; prodigal; overabounding; exuberant.

   Etymology: profusus, Lat.

   On a green shady bank, profuse of flow’rs,
   Pensive I sat. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. viii.

   Oh liberty, thou goddess heav’nly bright,
   Profuse of bliss, and pregnant with delight. Addison.

   One long dead has a due proportion of praise; in which, whilst he lived, his friends were too profuse, and his enemies too sparing. Addison.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. profuse

   Profuse refers to something given, offered, or occurring in great amount, abundance or frequency. It typically implies a lavish, generous or copious display or outpouring of something. This term can be used in various contexts like profuse sweating, profuse apologies, profuse growth, etc.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Profuseadjective

   pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal; giving without stint; as, a profuse government; profuse hospitality

2. Profuseadjective

   superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse expenditure

3. Profuseverb

   to pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Profuse

   prō-fūs′, adj. liberal to excess: lavish: extravagant.—adv. Profūse′ly.—ns. Profūse′ness, Profū′sion, state of being profuse: extravagance: prodigality. [L. profusus, pa.p. of profundĕre—pro, forth, fundĕre, to pour.]

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How to say profuse in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of profuse in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of profuse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=profuse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Profuse
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=profuse
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profuse
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=profuse
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=profuse