different between profusion vs lavishness

English

Etymology

From Middle French profusion, from Late Latin profusio

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p?o??fju??n/, /p???fju??n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??(?)?fju???n/
• Rhymes: -u???n
• Hyphenation: pro?fu?sion

Noun

profusion (countable and uncountable, plural profusions)

1. abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia

   His hair, in great profusion, streamed down over his shoulders.

   • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter VI

     We set the men at work felling trees, selecting for the purpose jarrah, a hard, weather-resisting timber which grew in profusion near by.
2. lavish or imprudent expenditure; prodigality or extravagance

Translations

French

Noun

profusion f (plural profusions)

1. profusion

Derived terms

Further reading

• “profusion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

lavish +? -ness

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?læv.??.n?s/, /?læv.??.n?s/

Noun

lavishness (usually uncountable, plural lavishnesses)

1. The state or characteristic of being lavish.

   No one could question the lavishness of his parties; good taste was a different matter.

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