profusenessn.

Brit.

/prəˈfjuːsnəs/, U.S.

/prəˈfjusnəs/,

/proʊˈfjusnəs/

Forms: see profuse adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: profuse adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < profuse adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The quality or state of being profuse; extravagance; abundance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun]

overflowingnessOE

wastinga1300

prodigality1340

misdispendingc1390

misspendingc1390

fool-largessec1405

wantonness1448

fool-largec1450

dilapidationc1460

lavish1483

consuminga1538

profusion1545

sumptuosity1550

wastefulness1551

lashing1556

lavishing1574

profuseness1584

lavishness1590

misspense1591

wastening1604

outlashing1611

duck and drake1614

largesse1614

lavishment1630

squandering1632

prodigence1634

dissipation1639

wastry1645

profusiveness1655

high living1656

nepotation1656

extravagancy1666

extravagance1727

profligacy1792

squander1806

profligateness1817

wastrife1818

spendthriftism1862

wasterfulness1884

high-rolling1890

prodigalism1896

spendthriftiness1950

squanderbugging1966

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [noun] > liberality

freedomOE

custinessOE

largesse?c1225

freeshipa1250

franchisec1325

largitya1382

largenessa1387

liberalityc1390

bountya1400

honestya1400

freenessc1400

largec1400

liberalnessc1410

munificencec1425

plentyc1425

bounteousnessc1440

magnificencec1450

bountifulness1489

bountines1512

royalty1548

magnificency?c1550

munificency?c1550

free-heartedness1583

profuseness1584

bountihead1590

lavishness1590

frankness1591

ingenuousness1611

fruitfulnessa1616

generosity1634

open-handednessa1640

large-heartedness1640

communicativeness1653

unsparingness1818

free-handedness1860

big-heartedness1872

ungrudgingness1885

two-handedness1891

outgivingness1968

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [noun] > profuseness, luxuriousness, or lushness

richness1564

profuseness1584

prodigality1597

luxury?1611

luxuritya1636

luxuriancy1648

voluptuousness1652

luxuriance1728

luxuriation1839

lavishness1859

luxuriousness1872

overflowingness1883

lushness1900

1584 T. Lodge Alarum against Vsurers sig. Aii Those who are like by ouerlauish profusenesse, to become meate for their [sc. usurers'] mouths, might be warned by this caueat.

a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) iii. ii. 11 I, That knew profusenesse of expence the parent Of wretched poverty.

1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. 14 What a profuseness in eating, how his Table abounded, in what was nice as well as necessary.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 27. ⁋7 I was convinced that their liberality was only profuseness, that..they were equally generous to vice and virtue.

1808 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 19 11 She attributed her complaints to the profuseness of the lochial discharge.

1857 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. I. xi. 631 In no age have literary men been rewarded with such profuseness as in the reign of Louis XIV.

1911 Catholic Encycl. XII. 219/2 The profuseness of quotations in Polycarp's Epistle arises from a want of originality.

1952 Chicago Heights Star 25 Jan. i. 18/6 Slides illustrating the varigated colors, profuseness and variety of Hawaiian flowers.

1990 E. McGrath Charnel House (BNC) 220 He felt in himself a deep affront at the prodigality and profuseness of life around him.

†2. An act of lavish expenditure. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] > instance of

sumptuosities1587

profuseness1656

squander1709

splurge1928

1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso i. xix. 30 One of those inconsiderate profuseness used by shallow pated Princes.

1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor 130 Not only..is prodigality notified by these profusenesses, but by negligence of which end goes forward, and overliness in managing what men have.

a1701 C. Sedley Poet. & Dramatic Wks. (1928) vii. 9 Thou wilt not give out of a Store, Which no Profuseness can make poor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	profuseness
释义	profusenessn. Brit. /prəˈfjuːsnəs/, U.S. /prəˈfjusnəs/, /proʊˈfjusnəs/ Forms: see profuse adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: profuse adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < profuse adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The quality or state of being profuse; extravagance; abundance. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] overflowingnessOE wastinga1300 prodigality1340 misdispendingc1390 misspendingc1390 fool-largessec1405 wantonness1448 fool-largec1450 dilapidationc1460 lavish1483 consuminga1538 profusion1545 sumptuosity1550 wastefulness1551 lashing1556 lavishing1574 profuseness1584 lavishness1590 misspense1591 wastening1604 outlashing1611 duck and drake1614 largesse1614 lavishment1630 squandering1632 prodigence1634 dissipation1639 wastry1645 profusiveness1655 high living1656 nepotation1656 extravagancy1666 extravagance1727 profligacy1792 squander1806 profligateness1817 wastrife1818 spendthriftism1862 wasterfulness1884 high-rolling1890 prodigalism1896 spendthriftiness1950 squanderbugging1966 the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [noun] > liberality freedomOE custinessOE largesse?c1225 freeshipa1250 franchisec1325 largitya1382 largenessa1387 liberalityc1390 bountya1400 honestya1400 freenessc1400 largec1400 liberalnessc1410 munificencec1425 plentyc1425 bounteousnessc1440 magnificencec1450 bountifulness1489 bountines1512 royalty1548 magnificency?c1550 munificency?c1550 free-heartedness1583 profuseness1584 bountihead1590 lavishness1590 frankness1591 ingenuousness1611 fruitfulnessa1616 generosity1634 open-handednessa1640 large-heartedness1640 communicativeness1653 unsparingness1818 free-handedness1860 big-heartedness1872 ungrudgingness1885 two-handedness1891 outgivingness1968 the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [noun] > profuseness, luxuriousness, or lushness richness1564 profuseness1584 prodigality1597 luxury?1611 luxuritya1636 luxuriancy1648 voluptuousness1652 luxuriance1728 luxuriation1839 lavishness1859 luxuriousness1872 overflowingness1883 lushness1900 1584 T. Lodge Alarum against Vsurers sig. Aii Those who are like by ouerlauish profusenesse, to become meate for their [sc. usurers'] mouths, might be warned by this caueat. a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) iii. ii. 11 I, That knew profusenesse of expence the parent Of wretched poverty. 1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. 14 What a profuseness in eating, how his Table abounded, in what was nice as well as necessary. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 27. ⁋7 I was convinced that their liberality was only profuseness, that..they were equally generous to vice and virtue. 1808 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 19 11 She attributed her complaints to the profuseness of the lochial discharge. 1857 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. I. xi. 631 In no age have literary men been rewarded with such profuseness as in the reign of Louis XIV. 1911 Catholic Encycl. XII. 219/2 The profuseness of quotations in Polycarp's Epistle arises from a want of originality. 1952 Chicago Heights Star 25 Jan. i. 18/6 Slides illustrating the varigated colors, profuseness and variety of Hawaiian flowers. 1990 E. McGrath Charnel House (BNC) 220 He felt in himself a deep affront at the prodigality and profuseness of life around him. †2. An act of lavish expenditure. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] > instance of sumptuosities1587 profuseness1656 squander1709 splurge1928 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso i. xix. 30 One of those inconsiderate profuseness used by shallow pated Princes. 1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor 130 Not only..is prodigality notified by these profusenesses, but by negligence of which end goes forward, and overliness in managing what men have. a1701 C. Sedley Poet. & Dramatic Wks. (1928) vii. 9 Thou wilt not give out of a Store, Which no Profuseness can make poor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1584
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