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
profusion
N ความฟุ่มเฟือย ความ สุรุ่ยสุร่าย kwam-fuam-fuai
profusion
N ความ มากมาย abundance kwam-mak-mai
profusion
N ความ มากมาย เกิน จำเป็น kwam-mak-mao-koen-kwam-jam-pen
profusive
A สุรุ่ยสุร่าย
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.
PROFUSION
n.s as z. [L. profusio.] 1. Lavishness; prodigality; extravagance of expenditures; as, to waste an estate by profusion.
What meant thy pompous progress through the empire,
Thy vast profusion to the factious nobles?
2. Lavish effusion.
He was desirous to avoid not only profusion, but the least effusion of christian blood.
3. Rich abundance; exuberant plenty. The table contained a profusion of dainties. Our country has a profusion of food for man and beast.
The raptur'd eye
The fair profusion, yellow autumn, spies.
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.
PROFUSION
Pro *fu "sion, n. Etym: [L. profusio: cf. F. profusion. ]
1. The act of one who is profuse; a lavishing or pouring out without sting. Thy vast profusion to the factious nobles Rowe.
2. Abundance; exuberant plenty; lavish supply; as, a profusion of commodities. Addison.
PROFUSIVE
PROFUSIVE Pro *fu "sive, a.
Defn: Profuse; lavish; prodigal. [Obs. ]
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. ’
profusion
pro fu sion |prəˈfyo͞oZHən, prō -prəˈfjuʒən | ▶noun [ in sing. ] an abundance or large quantity of something: a rich profusion of wildflowers | the foxgloves growing in profusion among the ferns. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via French from Latin profusio (n- ), from profundere ‘pour out. ’ Early use expressed the senses ‘extravagance, ’ ‘squandering, ’ and ‘waste. ’
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 ’.
profusion
pro |fu ¦sion |prəˈfjuːʒ (ə )n | ▶noun [ in sing. ] an abundance or large quantity of something: a rich profusion of flowers | [ mass noun ] : the beautiful pink foxgloves growing in profusion among the ferns. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via French from Latin profusio (n- ), from profundere ‘pour out ’. Early use expressed the senses ‘extravagance ’, ‘squandering ’, and ‘waste ’.
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.
profusion
profusion noun a profusion of crocuses covered the front lawn: abundance, mass, host, cornucopia, riot, superabundance; informal sea, wealth; formal plenitude.
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.
profusion
profusion noun a profusion of shrubs and flowers: abundance, lot, mass, host, plenitude, cornucopia, riot; plethora, superfluity, superabundance, glut, surplus, surfeit; quantities, scores, millions, multitude; informal sea, wealth; lots, heaps, masses, stacks, piles, loads, bags, mountains, tons, oodles; Brit. informal shedload; Austral. /NZ informal swag; rare nimiety.
Duden Dictionary
profus
pro fus Adjektiv besonders Medizin |prof u s |lateinisch profusus = verschwenderisch, adjektivisches 2. Partizip von: profundere = sich reichlich ergießen reichlich, übermäßig, sehr stark [fließend ] (z. B. von einer Blutung )
French Dictionary
profusément
profusément adv. adverbe En abondance, avec profusion. : Une table profusément remplie de gâteaux et de glaces.
profusion
profusion n. f. nom féminin Surabondance, quantité importante (de choses ). : Une profusion de fleurs. Des cadeaux à profusion. LOCUTION À profusion En grande quantité, sans compter. : Le champagne coulait à profusion. SYNONYME abondamment .
Spanish Dictionary
profusión
profusión nombre femenino Abundancia o cantidad excesiva de algo :la profusión de instalaciones deportivas ha ido paralela al creciente interés que por esta actividad ha vivido la sociedad argentina .
profuso, -sa
profuso, -sa adjetivo Que es muy abundante :profusa obra; realizó una definición profusa y colorista del país homenajeado .
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
profusion
pro fu sion /prəfjúːʒ (ə )n , ⦅米 ⦆proʊ -/名詞 U ⦅かたく ⦆〖時にa ~; 集合的に; 単複両扱い 〗多数 [量 ], 豊富, 多種多様 ▸ a profusion of A 多数 [量 ]のA, おびただしい数 [量 ]のA ▸ in profusion 豊富に, ふんだんに .