profusion

/profusion/

Thân thiện

A garden displays a profusion of colorful flowers.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A very large quantity or amount; an abundance that is often rich or lavish: "profusion" refers to the state of being extremely abundant, plentiful, or copious. It often implies a lavish, generous, or even overwhelming quantity.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The garden was a profusion of colorful flowers. (The garden contained an extremely abundant and lavish display of colorful flowers.)
  • The report was criticized for its profusion of technical jargon. (The report was criticized for containing an overwhelming amount of technical jargon.)
  • She greeted us with a profusion of apologies. (She greeted us with a very large number of apologies.)

Advanced Usage

• "In profusion": This phrase is used to describe something existing or appearing in great abundance.
  • Roses grew in profusion along the path. (Roses grew in great abundance along the path.)
• The word often carries a slightly positive connotation of richness and generosity, though it can be neutral or negative when implying excess.

Variants and Related Words

• Profuse (adj): Existing or given in large amounts; lavish or extravagant.
  • He was profuse in his thanks. (He expressed a very large amount of thanks.)
• Profusely (adv): In large amounts; abundantly.
  • She apologized profusely. (She apologized abundantly.)
• Profuseness (n): (Less common) The quality of being profuse; abundance.

Synonyms

• Abundance: A very large quantity of something.
• Plethora: An excessive amount of something.
• Cornucopia: An abundant supply of good things.
• Wealth: An abundance of valuable possessions or money; also used figuratively for a large amount of a desirable quality.

Antonyms

• Scarcity: The state of being scarce or in short supply.
• Dearth: A scarcity or lack of something.
• Paucity: The presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities.

Related Phrases

• A profusion of: This is the standard collocation used to introduce the abundant item(s).
  • The market offered a profusion of fresh fruits. (The market offered a very large quantity of fresh fruits.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. the property of being extremely abundant
   • the profusion of detail
   • the idiomatic richness of English

Từ đồng nghĩa

• profuseness
• richness
• cornucopia