different between profusion vs plentitude

profusion

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)

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.
lavish or imprudent expenditure; prodigality or extravagance

Translations

French

Noun

profusion f (plural profusions)

profusion

Derived terms

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plentitude

English

Etymology

From an error for plenitude, influenced by plenty.

Noun

plentitude (countable and uncountable, plural plentitudes)

Abundance, fullness, completeness; an instance of this.
Of quotations in the OED there are indeed a plentitude.

Synonyms

plenitude

References

OED 2006

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different between profusion vs plentitude

profusion

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Translations

French

Noun

Derived terms

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plentitude

English

Etymology

Noun

Synonyms

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