Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

profuseness

/pɹoʊˈfjus.nəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-fuse-ness
IPA
/pɹoʊˈfjus.nəs/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being profuse; profusion

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English profuse Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English profuseness From profuse + -ness.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹoʊˈfjus.nəs/

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Questions

How do you pronounce profuseness?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊˈfjus.nəs/.
What does profuseness mean?
The quality of being profuse; profusion
Where does profuseness come from?
Etymology tree English profuse Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English profuseness From profuse + -ness.

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