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Meaning of "foison" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FOISON

From Old French, from Latin fūsiō a pouring out, from fundere to pour.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FOISON

foison  [ˈfɔɪzən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOISON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foison is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOISON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of foison in the English dictionary

The definition of foison in the dictionary is (archaic (or poetic) a plentiful supply or yield.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOISON


arisen
əˈrɪzən
brazen
ˈbreɪzən
citizen
ˈsɪtɪzən
cloison
ˈklɔɪzən
denizen
ˈdɛnɪzən
diapason
ˌdaɪəˈpeɪzən
empoison
ɪmˈpɔɪzən
glazen
ˈɡleɪzən
greisen
ˈɡraɪzən
horizon
həˈraɪzən
mizen
ˈmɪzən
mizzen
ˈmɪzən
netizen
ˈnɛtɪzən
orison
ˈɒrɪzən
poison
ˈpɔɪzən
prison
ˈprɪzən
raisin
ˈreɪzən
risen
ˈrɪzən
unpoison
ʌnˈpɔɪzən
venison
ˈvɛnɪzən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOISON

foible
foie gras
foil
foilable
foilborne
foilsman
foilsmen
foilswoman
foilswomen
foin
foiningly
Foism
foisonless
foist
foister
Fokine
Fokker
fol.
folacin
folate

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOISON

Addison
alison
bison
comparison
Durban poison
Edison
garrison
Harrison
liaison
livraison
madison
minimum security prison
Morrison
neutron poison
parison
rat poison
State prison
toison
trahison
unison

Synonyms and antonyms of foison in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «foison» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOISON

Find out the translation of foison to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foison from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foison» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

丰收
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

foison
570 millions of speakers

English

foison
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Foison
380 millions of speakers
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foison
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Foison
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Foison
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাচুর্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

foison
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Foison
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

foison
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

foison
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

foison
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Foison
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Foison
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

foison
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोझन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Foison
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

foison
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Foison
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Foison
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

foison
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

foison
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Foison
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Foison
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Foison
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foison

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOISON»

The term «foison» is normally little used and occupies the 109.688 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOISON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «foison» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «foison» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foison

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOISON»

Discover the use of foison in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foison and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Plays of William Shakespeare
Earth's increase,7 and foison plenty,3 Barns, and garners never empty; Vines, with clust'ring bunches growing ; plants, with goodly burden bowing ; Spring come to you, at the farthest, In the -very end of harvest! Scarcity, and want, shall shun ...
William Shakespeare, 1805
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Great Yarmouth and Lowestoff, a handbook for visitors and ...
Foison. Sueculeney; the juicy properties in herbage. Ex., 1 There is no foison in this nay/ • I will gyvi kvnge Johan thys poyson So matynge hym sure that he shall never have foyson.' — Bp. Bale. Sc., foison, fusioun, pith, essence or spirit of a ...
John Greaves Nall, 1866
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Shakspeare's himself again; or the language of the poet asserted
Bosquet, Fr. Steev. 'Bosky -acres,' must mean fat, fertile, acres. Bosky is frequently used in that sense. B. Cer. Foison plenty, Barns, and garners, never empty ; Foison plenty^ i. e. plenty to the utmost abundance ; foison signifying plenty. Steev.
Andrew Becket, 1815
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Shakspeare's Himself Again: Or, The Language of the Poet ...
B. Cer. Foison plenty, Barns, and garners, never empty ; Foison plenty,] i.e. plenty to the utmost, abundance ; foison signifying •plenty. Steev. • Foison' is necessaries, food. ' Foison plenty,' plenty of neces> aaries, and not plentiful plenty, as Mr.
Andrew Becket, 1815
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Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
Fo'isoN.f n. s. [old French, foison, (for there is no such Sax. word, I think, as foiron, given by Dr. Johnson,) from foi- sonner, to abound. It may be from the Lat. fusus, copious ; or, as Menage says, from Jusio.~\ Plenty; abundance. A word now out ...
Samuel Johnson, 1827
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The plays of William Shakespeare : accurately printed from ...
Earth's increase, and foison plenty* .' Barns, and garners never empty ; Fines, with clustering bunches growing ; Plants, with goodly burden bowing ; Spring come to you, at the farthest, In the very end of harvest ! Scarcity, and want, shall shun ...
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, 1805
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text of the ...
Earth's increase, and foison plenty,* Barns, and garners never empty ; Vines, with clust'ring bunches growing ; Plants, with goodly burden bowing; Spring come to you, at the farthest, In the very end of harvest ! Scarcity, and want, shall shun ...
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Edmond Malone, 1823
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The Vocabulary of East-Anglia: An Attempt to Record the ...
FOISON, s. succulency ; natural nutritive moisture, as in herbage. Ex. " There is no foison in this hay." We do not use it in its general sense of abundance. It is sometimes most perversely mispronounced poison ! Fr. foison. R. n. c. l. sc.
Robert Forby, 1830
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With ...
Earth's increase,6 and foison plenty .; T Barns, and garners never empty ; Vines, with clujl'ring bunches growing ; Plants, "with goodly burden bowing ; Spring come to you, at the farthest, In the very end of harvest ! Scarcity, and want, Jhall ...
William Shakespeare, 1793
10
A glossary and etymological dictionary of obsolete and ...
Foison (O. T. foison), plenty, abundance. With lores five and fishes two to fede, God sent his foison at hire grete nede. Chaucer's Man of Lawes Tale, Of its own kind. all foison, all abundance. Tempest. Foist (F./ausser), to juggle, trick, or defraud ...
William Toone, 1834

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOISON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foison is used in the context of the following news items.
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"Merci Couleur Café, vous êtes caliente"
Il y a les affamés du gosier, qui s'abreuvent à foison de boissons houblonnées. Ou les acharnés du cocktail, qui se rafraîchissent le palais à ... «lalibre.be, Jul 15»
2
[Dossier] Hip Hop et Comics : crossover de choc
... français s'est particulièrement illustré dans ce domaine en particulier, et un rapide état des lieux US/FR procure déjà des exemples à foison. «The BackPackerz, Jun 15»
3
Catherine Glazer: That, like, literally means the opposite of what you …
The French narration in Surpêche, la fin du poisson à foison, a documentary about over fishing, featured on the cultural European TV network ... «National Post, Jun 15»
4
Those First On Scene Of Amtrak Derailment Share Their Experience
“And that's something I'll always remember–just the strength of the human spirit,” said Noelle Foison. The first responders stressed that their ... «CBS Local, May 15»
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« Paris 3e: un déjeuner à la Maison Plisson »
Bon, allez, on va pas lui jeter la pierre! C'était hier la cohue du premier jour, le personnel pas rôdé, la queue à foison, les erreurs de service à ... «Les pieds dans le plat, May 15»
6
Paragon Partition Manager 15 parle désormais français !
... non une seule. cordialement, Marie... par Marie sur Thomson : un téléviseur UHD de 55 pouces avec des couleurs à foison; Et les 20 salariés ... «Info DSI, May 15»
7
Sony : un projecteur 4K design à focale ultra-courte pour le salon
... non une seule. cordialement, Marie... par Marie sur Thomson : un téléviseur UHD de 55 pouces avec des couleurs à foison; Et les 20 salariés ... «Info DSI, Apr 15»
8
Lin et chanvre. Des idées à foison !
L'association Lin et Chanvre en Bretagne tenait son assemblée régionale, samedi matin, à Riec. Ce réseau de passionnés souhaite mettre en ... «Le Télégramme, Apr 15»
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Paiement mobile: les grandes ambitions de Lydia
Celle-ci était réputée pour charrier à foison des paillettes d'or et d'argent qui se liaient sous la forme d'un alliage naturel, l'electrum. Il servit à ... «Les Échos, Apr 15»
10
Notre test complet de Ubuntu Touch
Malgré tout, si vous êtes fans d'applications à foison, Ubuntu Touch n'est probablement pas l'OS qu'il vous faut pour le moment. Vivement ... «Tablette Tactile, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Foison [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/foison>. Apr 2024 ».
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