English-Thai Dictionary

profuse

ADJ ที่ มากมาย (ค่อนข้าง เกิน จำเป็น  extravagant luxuriant limited scant ti-mak-mai

 

profuse

ADJ สุรุ่ยสุร่าย  su-rua-su-rai

 

profusely

ADV อย่างมากมาย  extensively yang-mak-mai

 

profuseness

N ความ มากมาย  kwam-mak-mai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROFUSE

a.[L. profusus, profundo, to pour out; pro and fundo. ] 1. Lavish; liberal to excess; prodigal; as a profuse government; a profuse administration. Henry the eighth, a profuse king, dissipated the treasures which the parsimony of his father had amassed. A man's friends are generally too profuse of praise, and his enemies too sparing.
2. Extravagant; lavish; as profuse expenditures.
3. Overabounding; exuberant.
On a green shady bank, profuse of flowers--
O liberty! thou goddess heavenly bright,
Profuse of bliss--
Profuse ornament in painting, architecture or gardening, as well as in dress or in language, shows a mean or corrupted taste.

 

PROFUSE

v.t.s as z. To pour out. [Little used. ] 1. To squander. [Little used. ]

 

PROFUSELY

adv. Lavishly; prodigally; as an income profusely expended. 1. With exuberance; with rich abundance. The earth is profusely adorned with flowers; ornaments may be too profusely scattered over a building.

 

PROFUSENESS

n.Lavishness; prodigality; extravagant expenditures. Hospitality sometimes degenerates into profuseness.
1. Great abundance; profusion; as profuseness of ornaments.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROFUSE

Pro *fuse ", a. Etym: [L. profusus, p. p. of profundere to pour forth or out; pro forward, forth + fundere to pour: cf. F. profus. See Fuse to melt. ]

 

1. Pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal; giving without stint; as, a profuse government; profuse hospitality. A green, shady bank, profuse of flowers. Milton.

 

2. Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse expenditure. "Profuse ornament. " Kames.

 

Syn. -- Lavish; exuberant; bountiful; prodigal; extravagant. -- Profuse, Lavish, Prodigal. Profuse denotes pouring out (as money, etc. ) with great fullness or freeness; as, profuse in his expenditures, thanks, promises, etc. Lavish is stronger, implying unnecessary or wasteful excess; as, lavish of his bounties, favors, praises, etc. Prodigal is stronger still, denoting unmeasured or reckless profusion; as, prodigal of one's strength, life, or blood, to secure some object. Dryden.

 

PROFUSE

PROFUSE Pro *fuse ", v. t.

 

Defn: To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander. [Obs. ] Chapman.

 

PROFUSELY

PROFUSELY Pro *fuse "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a profuse manner.

 

PROFUSENESS

PROFUSENESS Pro *fuse "ness, n.

 

Defn: Extravagance; profusion. Hospitality sometimes degenerates into profuseness. Atterbury.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

profuse

pro fuse |prəˈfyo͞os, prō -prəˈfjus | ▶adjective (esp. of something offered or discharged ) exuberantly plentiful; abundant: I offered my profuse apologies. • archaic (of a person ) lavish; extravagant: they are profuse in hospitality. DERIVATIVES pro fuse ly adverb, pro fuse ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘extravagant ’): from Latin profusus ‘lavish, spread out, ’ past participle of profundere, from pro- ‘forth ’ + fundere ‘pour. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

profuse

pro |fuse |prəˈfjuːs | ▶adjective (especially of something offered or discharged ) very plentiful; abundant: I offered my profuse apologies. • archaic (of a person ) extravagant: they are profuse in hospitality. DERIVATIVES profusely adverb, profuseness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘extravagant ’): from Latin profusus ‘lavish, spread out ’, past participle of profundere, from pro- ‘forth ’ + fundere ‘pour ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

profuse

profuse adjective 1 profuse apologies: copious, prolific, abundant, liberal, unstinting, fulsome, effusive, extravagant, lavish, gushing; informal over the top, gushy. 2 profuse blooms: luxuriant, plentiful, copious, abundant, lush, rich, exuberant, riotous, teeming, rank, rampant; informal jungly. ANTONYMS meager, sparse.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

profuse

profuse adjective 1 she telephoned me with profuse apologies for the misunderstanding: copious, prolific, abundant, ample, extravagant, lavish, liberal, unstinting, fulsome, effusive, gushing, immoderate, unrestrained, excessive, inordinate; informal over the top, gushy. 2 so profuse are the flowers that you could imagine you were in a tropical garden: luxuriant, plentiful, copious, abundant, lush, rich, exuberant, riotous, teeming, overabundant, superabundant, rank, rampant; informal jungly. ANTONYMS meagre, sparse.

 

French Dictionary

profusément

profusément adv. adverbe En abondance, avec profusion. : Une table profusément remplie de gâteaux et de glaces.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

profuse

pro fuse /prəfjúːs , ｟米 ｠proʊ -/形容詞 1 〈汗 血 涙などが 〉大量の, 豊富な, おびただしい .2 〈謝罪 感謝 賞賛などが 〉熱心な ; 心からの .3 【謝罪 感謝 賞賛などを 】十分に行う, 惜しまずに与える «in » .～ly 副詞 おびただしく ; やたらに, 過度に .～ness 名詞