Standard Lemma guide

profuse

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /pɹəˈfjuːs/
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  • rhymes with -uːs
  • CMU ARPABET: P R AH0 F Y UW1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She grew profuse amounts of zucchini and pumpkins.
  • profuse hospitality; profuse apologies; profuse expenditure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

produced or growing in extreme abundance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • their riotous blooming

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exuberant, lush, luxuriant, riotous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin profusus.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: богат (bogat) — In great quantity or abundance
  • Bulgarian: изобилен (izobilen) — In great quantity or abundance
  • Catalan: profús — In great quantity or abundance
  • Faroese: ógvisligur — In great quantity or abundance
  • Finnish: ylenpalttinen — In great quantity or abundance
  • Galician: profuso — In great quantity or abundance
  • German: übermäßig — In great quantity or abundance
  • German: enorm — In great quantity or abundance
  • German: reichlich — In great quantity or abundance
  • German: üppig — In great quantity or abundance
  • German: überreich — In great quantity or abundance
  • German: freigiebig — In great quantity or abundance
  • German: freigebig — In great quantity or abundance
  • Hungarian: bőséges — In great quantity or abundance
  • Irish: raidhsiúil — In great quantity or abundance
  • Latin: profūsus — In great quantity or abundance
  • Macedonian: бо́гат (bógat) — In great quantity or abundance
  • Macedonian: изо́билен (izóbilen) — In great quantity or abundance
  • Macedonian: о́билен (óbilen) — In great quantity or abundance
  • Māori: ranea — In great quantity or abundance
  • Persian: فراوان (farâvân) — In great quantity or abundance
  • Portuguese: profuso — In great quantity or abundance
  • Romanian: abundent — In great quantity or abundance
  • Romanian: îmbelșugat — In great quantity or abundance
  • Russian: оби́льный (obílʹnyj) — In great quantity or abundance
  • Slovak: štedrý — In great quantity or abundance
  • Slovak: bohatý — In great quantity or abundance
  • Slovak: rozsiahly — In great quantity or abundance
  • Slovak: veľkorysý — In great quantity or abundance
  • Spanish: profuso — In great quantity or abundance
  • Swedish: överflödande — In great quantity or abundance
  • Tocharian B: īte — In great quantity or abundance
  • Turkish: bol — In great quantity or abundance
  • Turkish: bolca — In great quantity or abundance
  • Turkish: çok — In great quantity or abundance
  • Ottoman Turkish: كور (gür) — In great quantity or abundance