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In recurring episodes over the next couple of decades, the minority view gradually won. A profusion of factors differentiates each case from the others, including naked partisanship on both sides, but the trend has been clear.
Michael Kinsley

Meaning of "profusion" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROFUSION

profusion  [prəˈfjuːʒən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROFUSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Profusion 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 PROFUSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of profusion in the English dictionary

The definition of profusion in the dictionary is the quality or state of being plentiful or copious; an abundance. Other definition of profusion is the quality or state of being free or generous in the giving.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROFUSION


affusion
əˈfjuːʒən
autotransfusion
ˌɔːtəʊtrænsˈfjuːʒən
circumfusion
ˌsɜːkəmˈfjuːʒən
confusion
kənˈfjuːʒən
contusion
kənˈtjuːʒən
diffusion
dɪˈfjuːʒən
effusion
ɪˈfjuːʒən
fusion
ˈfjuːʒən
infusion
ɪnˈfjuːʒən
interdiffusion
ˌɪntədɪˈfjuːʒən
interfusion
ˌɪntəˈfjuːʒən
perfusion
pəˈfjuːʒən
pertusion
pəˈtjuːʒən
posttransfusion
ˌpəʊsttrænsˈfjuːʒən
prelusion
prɪˈljuːʒən
Rediffusion
ˌriːdɪˈfjuːʒən
refusion
riːˈfjuːʒən
suffusion
səˈfjuːʒən
superfusion
ˌsuːpəˈfjuːʒən
transfusion
trænsˈfjuːʒən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROFUSION

profitlessly
profits tax
profitwise
profligacy
profligate
profligately
profluence
profluent
profound
profoundly
profoundly deaf
profoundness
profulgent
Profumo
profundity
profuse
profusely
profuseness
profuser
prog

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROFUSION

allusion
blood transfusion
cold fusion
collusion
commission
conclusion
delusion
elusion
exclusion
extrusion
illusion
in conclusion
inclusion
intrusion
occlusion
optical illusion
protrusion
pultrusion
seclusion
social exclusion
social inclusion

Synonyms and antonyms of profusion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROFUSION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «profusion» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of profusion

Translation of «profusion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROFUSION

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

Translator English - Chinese

大量
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

profusión
570 millions of speakers

English

profusion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रचुरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوفره
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обильность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

profusão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাচুর্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

profusion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelimpahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überfülle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

多量
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

풍성함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Profusion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự phá của
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படைத்தார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रवीण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bolluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abbondanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obfitość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рясність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abundență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφθονία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorvloed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överflöd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flust
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of profusion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFUSION»

The term «profusion» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.140 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFUSION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «profusion» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «profusion» 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 profusion

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3 QUOTES WITH «PROFUSION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word profusion.
1
Edmund Husserl
Without troublesome work, no one can have any concrete, full idea of what pure mathematical research is like or of the profusion of insights that can be obtained from it.
2
Michael Kinsley
In recurring episodes over the next couple of decades, the minority view gradually won. A profusion of factors differentiates each case from the others, including naked partisanship on both sides, but the trend has been clear.
3
Virginia Postrel
At the basic consumer level, the profusion of fonts appeals to a culture that celebrates expressive individualism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROFUSION»

Discover the use of profusion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to profusion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wild Profusion: Biodiversity Conservation in an Indonesian ...
Wild Profusion tells the fascinating story of biodiversity conservation in Indonesia in the decade culminating in the great fires of 1997-98--a time when the country's environment became a point of concern for social and environmental ...
Celia Lowe, 2013
2
Flowers in Great Profusion
In this historical tale of suspense, a vulnerable widower is about to discover how much power the wiles of a manipulative woman can hold over his life.
Wendy Moser, 2013
3
Textual Studies and the Enlarged Eighteenth Century: ...
Textual Studies and the Enlarged Eighteenth Century scrutinizes the culture and sometimes the cult of electronic and other technology-assisted scholarship with respect to eighteenth-century studies.
Kevin Lee Cope, Robert C. Leitz, 2012
4
A profusion of spires: religion in nineteenth-century Ontario
John Webster Grant traces teh development of religion in Ontario from before the arrival of European settlers until the end of the nineteenth century.
John Webster Grant, 1988
5
Polychrome Profusion: Selected Art Criticism 1990-2002
This book brings together 35 of Raphael Rubinstein's mose noteworthy essays on contemporary art.
Raphael Rubinstein, 2003
6
Guidelines for the Use of the ILO International ...
radiographs take precedence. Four categories are defined by the standard radiographs. Profusion is classified into one of 12 ordered subcategories, which are represented symbolically as follows.4 Category 0 refers to the absence of small ...
‎2002
7
The Floricultural Cabinet and Florists' Magazine
Not the least showy of plants now in bloom are several species of the genus Helleborus; one species, the Helleborus niger, or Christmas Rose, is an universal favourite, for its profusion of white flowers in mid-winter are almost the only ...
‎1858
8
The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists Magazine
Potentilla argyrostigma insignis. The flower stems rise eighteen inches high, blooms in profusion, each blossom one inch across, white, handsome cup- shaped — very pretty ; forms a nice contrast with the brilliant coloured kinds. P. Ruthenica.
Joseph Harrison, 1854
9
The Poet as Analyst: Essays on Paul Valéry
Seule, chante cette heure, la profusion du soir." 2 By inserting the title into Faust's musing he calls up associations of the setting sun with plenitude of grace which had been developed abstractly in "Profusion du soir" but which, in the case of ...
James R. Lawler, 1974
10
English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
Learn how their greatest monuments of fame. And strength, and art, are easily outdone By reprobate spirits. Milton. PROFUSION, PROFUSENESS. PROFUSION, from the Latin pro- fundo, to pour forth, is taken in relation to unconscious objects ...
George Crabb, 1846

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROFUSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term profusion is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Frost & Sullivan Steers Buyers of Contact Centre Services toward …
The profusion of options often overwhelms buyers, as they need to evaluate service providers and solutions based on a comprehensive set of ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
2
Google Eye Google Mind
They have the feel to them of the downside of an acid trip, when you cannot get things straight before your eye, and a profusion of useless ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Kadner: Never argue with a person carrying a gun and a badge
I could go on to talk about the unemployment rates in the black community, the number of abandoned homes, the profusion of illegal weapons ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
4
One Wedding Day, Three Outfits: Pierre Casiraghi's Bride Beatrice …
Amid a profusion of red and white Monégasque outfits, the bride and groom fit right in. Perhaps taking her inspiration from a local dance troupe ... «PEOPLE StyleWatch, Jul 15»
5
The JK business: New documentary examines the Japanese …
While Akihabara is generally known for its profusion of otaku goods and maid cafes, the JK business is also evidently booming there. «RocketNews24, Jul 15»
6
Grass turns brown, but weeds may not
... find moisture where the lawn grasses can not, and spring up when more moisture arrives in a profusion of unwanted and unhealthy growth. «Visalia Times-Delta, Jul 15»
7
Rodgers Forge artist paints her life to great success
A profusion of summer blossoms wave in a light breeze along the backyard fence. And she has room to paint. Helberg is always looking for the ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
8
Back In time
The honor recognizes Lewellen's beautiful backyard with trees, wisteria and a profusion of marigolds to add to decorative fountains, stepping ... «Plainview Daily Herald, Jul 15»
9
The smartest route to Pittsburgh
Our favourite place in Pittsburgh is the Strip District, which has a profusion of small grocery stores of distinct ethnic identity. Thus at the Mexican ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
10
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) a Buy: FBR Capital
In February 2013, it acquired ProFUSION-Comercio e Prestacao de Servicos em Tecnologia da Informacao Ltda. In April 2013, Intel Corp ... «Market Report, Jul 15»

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