profuse

Meanings

adjectiveprofuse (comparative more profuse, superlative most profuse)

comparative more profuse · superlative most profuse

abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.
She grew profuse amounts of zucchini and pumpkins.
2 more examples
profuse hospitality; profuse apologies; profuse expenditure
On a green shadie Bank profuse of Flours
1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC

verbprofuse (third-person singular simple present profuses, present participle profusing, simple past and past participle profused)

present singular third person profuses · participle present profusing · participle past profused · past profused

obsoleteTo pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.
Mercury, thy help hath been profused
[1611?], Homer, “Book XXIV”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new edition, volume I, London: Charles Knight and Co., […], 1843, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveproduced or growing in extreme abundance

Also see

abundant exuberant fulsome galore lavish lush luxuriant plentiful prodigal redundant riotous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Latinprofusus
Englishprofuse

From Latin profusus.

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Translations

Bulgarian богат, изобилен

богат (bogat)In great quantity or abundance
изобилен (izobilen)In great quantity or abundance

Catalan profús

profúsIn great quantity or abundance

Finnish ylenpalttinen

ylenpalttinenIn great quantity or abundance

German übermäßig, enorm

übermäßigIn great quantity or abundance
enormIn great quantity or abundance
reichlichIn great quantity or abundance
üppigIn great quantity or abundance
überreichIn great quantity or abundance
freigiebigIn great quantity or abundance
freigebigIn great quantity or abundance

Hungarian bőséges

bőségesIn great quantity or abundance

Irish raidhsiúil

raidhsiúilIn great quantity or abundance

Latin profūsus

profūsusIn great quantity or abundance

Māori ranea

raneaIn great quantity or abundance

Persian فراوان

فراوان (farâvân)In great quantity or abundance

Portuguese profuso

profusoIn great quantity or abundance

Romanian abundent, îmbelșugat

abundentIn great quantity or abundance
îmbelșugatIn great quantity or abundance

Russian оби́льный

оби́льный (obílʹnyj)In great quantity or abundance

Slovak štedrý, bohatý

štedrýIn great quantity or abundance
bohatýIn great quantity or abundance
rozsiahlyIn great quantity or abundance
veľkorysýIn great quantity or abundance

Spanish profuso

profusoIn great quantity or abundance

Swedish överflödande

överflödandeIn great quantity or abundance

Turkish bol, bolca

bolIn great quantity or abundance
bolcaIn great quantity or abundance
çokIn great quantity or abundance

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with profuse

use reduce abuse produce bruce introduce loose excuse reproduce reuse goose misuse induce spruce Rus diffuse Zeus deuce truce luce mousse deduce seduce overuse

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Cite this entry

APA

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MLA

“profuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profuse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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