This week’s theme
Words one letter apart

This week’s words
incubous
morose
porose
perfusion
profusion

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(pruh-FYOO-zhuhn)

MEANING:

noun:
1. Extravagance.
2. A large quantity or abundance.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin profundere (to pour forth), from pro- (forth) + fundere (to pour). Earliest documented use: 1545.

USAGE:

“Olivia Rose Austin, in pale pink, flowers three times a year and although she hangs her head, her profusion is unsurpassed.”
Robin Lane; The Balcony Scene; Financial Times (London, UK); Jun 13, 2020.

See more usage examples of profusion in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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