profusion

(prə-fyū'zhən, prō-)

1. The state of being profuse; abundance.
2. Lavish or unrestrained expense; extravagance.
3. A profuse outpouring or quantity: "A profusion of chiles-mild Anaheim to hot jalapeño-perks up everything" (Gene Bourg).

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noun

1. Excessive or imprudent expenditure: extravagance, extravagancy, lavishness, prodigality, profligacy, profuseness, squander, waste, wastefulness. See careful/careless, save/waste.
2. A great deal: abundance, mass, mountain, much, plenty, wealth, world. Informal barrel, heap, lot, pack, peck², pile. Regional power, sight. See big/small/amount.

Common misspelling(s) of profusion

• profesion