profusion

/prəˈfjuʒɪn/

/prəʊˈfjuʒɪn/

Other forms: profusions

If there's an abundance of something, you can say that there's a profusion of it. Hilarious and bizarre YouTube videos certainly exist in profusion.

The noun profusion comes from a Latin word profusionem, meaning "a pouring out." So you can think of profusion as an outpouring of something — an overflow or cornucopia of it. An area known for wine making should have a profusion of grapes growing along the hillsides. And an awesome performance should garner a profusion of compliments and shouts of "encore!"

Definitions of profusion

1. noun

   the property of being extremely abundant
   “the profusion of detail”

   synonyms: cornucopia, profuseness, richness

   types:

   overgrowth

   a profusion of growth on or over something else

   greenness, verdancy, verdure

   the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation

   wilderness

   a bewildering profusion

   type of:

   abundance, copiousness, teemingness

   the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply