- plentiful, copious, or abundant: profuse compliments
- (often followed by in) free or generous in the giving (of): profuse in thanks
proˈfusely adv proˈfuseness, proˈfusion n
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2022
pro•fuse /prəˈfyus/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2022- generous;
lavish:[be + ~ + in/of]The critics were profuse in their praise of the new movie. - abundant:profuse apologies.
pro•fuse
(prə fyo̅o̅s′),USA pronunciation adj.
pro•fuse′ly, adv.
pro•fuse′ness, n.
- spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess;
extravagant (often fol. by in):profuse praise. - made or done freely and abundantly:profuse apologies.
- abundant;
in great amount.
- Latin profūsus, past participle of profundere to pour out or forth. See pro-1, fuse2
- late Middle English 1375–1425
pro•fuse′ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See lavish.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See ample.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged thrifty.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
profuse /prəˈfjuːs/ adj
proˈfusely adv proˈfuseness, proˈfusion n
proˈfusely adv proˈfuseness, proˈfusion n
'profuse' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-rrhagia
- Old English sheepdog
- Pekingese
- Portuguese water dog
- abundant
- ample
- cholera
- copious
- effuse
- exuberant
- frequent
- glanders
- haemorrhage
- heat exhaustion
- hemorrhage
- lather
- lavish
- luxuriant
- measles
- mucksweat
- palaver
- plateresque
- pour
- prodigal
- profusion
- profusive
- rank
- sweat
- sweating sickness
- ulcerative colitis
- unprofuse
- unsparing