English-Thai Dictionary
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
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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
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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
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
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
profusion
profusion noun a profusion of crocuses covered the front lawn: abundance, mass, host, cornucopia, riot, superabundance; informal sea, wealth; formal plenitude.
Oxford Thesaurus
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.
French Dictionary
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 .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
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 .