different between profuse vs numerous

English

Etymology

From Latin profusus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???fju?s/
• Rhymes: -u?s

Adjective

profuse (comparative more profuse, superlative most profuse)

1. In great quantity or abundance; liberal or generous to the point of excess.

Translations

Verb

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

1. (obsolete) To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.fyz/
• Homophone: profuses

Adjective

profuse

1. feminine singular of profus

Italian

Verb

profuse

1. third-person singular past historic of profondere

profuse

1. feminine plural of profuso

Latin

Adjective

prof?se

1. vocative masculine singular of prof?sus

References

• profuse in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• profuse in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• profuse in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?num???s/, /?num??s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nju?m???s/, /?nju?m??s/
• Hyphenation: nu?mer?ous, num?erous

Adjective

numerous (comparative more numerous, superlative most numerous)

1. Indefinitely large numerically, many.

   There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.

Synonyms

• many, multiple; see also Thesaurus:manifold

Derived terms

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