From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprofusionpro‧fu‧sion /prəˈfjuːʒən/ noun [singular, uncountable] formal LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa very large amount of somethingprofusion of The house was overflowing with a profusion of strange ornaments.in profusion Cornflowers grow in profusion in the fields.
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profusion• While the relatively tame pace accounts for a profusion of retirees, it apparently also suits many younger families.• Just now with the flowers it is a profusion of colour and our cemetery leaves nothing to be desired.• Now, Taheb had set it with large earthenware tubs, from which a profusion of tall dark-green plants grew.• Many experienced speakers mar their conversations as well as their orations with a profusion of ums and ers which distract attention.• The Gorbals produced flyweight boxers and hard drinkers in profusion in the 1930s, and Lynch died there 6 August 1946.• Above the sink, ivy had burrowed its way through the walls and was now spreading in profusion towards the ceiling.• The maps of tomography, anti-continents at the core-mantle boundary and hot-spot plumes presented a monumental profusion of ideas.• I had seen some before, but never in such profusion.in profusion• Condominiums and shopping malls have sprung up in profusion. 