Profuse vs Surplus - What's the difference?
profuse | surplus |
In great quantity or abundance.
* Milton
(obsolete) To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.
That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
(legal) The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
(legal) assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.
Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as, surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words.
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As adjectives the difference between profuse and surplus
is that profuse is in great quantity or abundance while surplus is being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as, surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words.As a verb profuse
is (obsolete) to pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.As a noun surplus is
that which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.profuse
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She grew profuse amounts of zucchini and pumpkins.
- profuse''' hospitality; '''profuse''' apologies; '''profuse expenditure
- a green, shady bank, profuse of flowers
Verb
(profus)- (Chapman)
surplus
English
Noun
(en-noun)Antonyms
* lack * deficitAdjective
(-)citation, passage=An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.}}