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   profusion

   /prəˈfjuːʒn/

   noun

   • 1. an abundance or large quantity of something: "a rich profusion of flowers"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: via French from Latin profusio(n-), from profundere ‘pour out’. Early use expressed the senses ‘extravagance’, ‘squandering’, and ‘waste’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • F

     4

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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