lavish

lav·ish  (lvsh)

adj.

1. Characterized by or produced with extravagance and profusion: a lavish buffet. See Synonyms at profuse.

2. Immoderate in giving or bestowing; unstinting: The critics were lavish with their praise.

tr.v. lav·ished, lav·ish·ing, lav·ish·es

To give or bestow in abundance; shower: lavished attention on his customers.

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[Middle English laves, probably from Old French lavasse, downpour, from laver, to wash, from Latin lavre; see lave.]

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lavish·er n.

lavish·ly adv.

lavish·ness n.

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lavish

Adjective

1. great in quantity or richness: lavish banquets

2. very generous in giving

3. extravagant; wasteful: lavish spending habits

Verb

to give or to spend very generously or in great quantities [Old French lavasse torrent]

lavishly adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	lavish - expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise" shower ware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
Adj.	1.	lavish - very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
	2.	lavish - characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" lucullan, plush, plushy, lush rich - suggestive of or characterized by great expense; "a rich display"

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lavish

adjective 1. grand, magnificent, splendid, lush, abundant, sumptuous, exuberant, opulent, copious, luxuriant, profuse << OPPOSITE stingy

adjective 2. extravagant, wild, excessive, exaggerated, unreasonable, wasteful, prodigal, unrestrained, intemperate, immoderate, improvident, thriftless << OPPOSITE thrifty

adjective 3. generous, free, liberal, bountiful, effusive, open-handed, unstinting, munificent << OPPOSITE stingy

verb 4. shower, pour, heap, deluge, dissipate << OPPOSITE stint

Translations

lavish [ˈlævɪʃ] adj → abundante (= giving freely): lavish with → pródigo en

vt to lavish sth on sb → colmar a algn de algo

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lavish [ˈlævɪʃ] adj [amount] → copieux/euse; [meal] → somptueux/euse; [hospitality] → généreux/euse; [person] (= giving freely);

lavish with → prodigue de vt to lavish sth on sb → prodiguer qch à qn [+ money]; dépenser qch sans compter pour qn

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lavish [ˈlævɪʃ] adj → großzügig; [meal] → üppig; [surroundings] → feudal;

(wasteful) → verschwenderisch

vt to lavish sth on sb → jdn mit etw überhäufen

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lavish [ˈlævɪʃ] adj → abbondante; sontuoso/a (= giving freely): lavish with → prodigo/a di, largo/a in

vt to lavish sth on sb/sth → profondere qc a qn/qc

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lavish

v lavish [ˈlӕviʃ]

to spend or give very freely She lavishes too much money on that child. verkwis يُغْدِقُ مالا прахосвам utrácet, rozhazovat overøse verschwenden δίνω αφειδώς, σπαταλώ prodigar (raha) pillama ولخرجی کردن tuhlata dépenser/sans compter donner לְהַעֲנִיק בְּיַד רְחָבָה उदार trošiti pazarol memberi banyak-banyak eyða profondere, essere prodigo 気前よく使う 낭비하다, 아낌없이 주다 švaistyti izšķiest; izšķērdēt membelanjakan atau memberikan kwistig uitgeven ødsle, sløse (bort) obsypywać gastar a risipi, a cheltui (fără măsură) расточать míňať, rozhadzovať zapravljati izdašno davati slösa ฟุ่มเฟือย cömertçe harcamak 慷慨地給予 бути щедрим, витрачатися فراخ دلی سے دینا cho hào phóng 慷慨地给予

adj

1 (of a person) spending or giving generously and sometimes too freely a lavish host; You have certainly been lavish with the brandy in this cake. kwistig مُسْرِف، سَخي разхищавам štědrý; nešetřící ødsel verschwenderisch γενναιόδωρος pródigo, generoso heldekäeline ولخرج runsaskätinen prodigue פַּזרָן फिजूलखर्च izdašan, velikodušan pazarló royal örlátur prodigo 気前のよい 낭비하는 dosnus, išlaidus devīgs; izšķērdīgs berlebih-lebihan royaal ødsel, raus, overdådig hojny gastador (prea) generos щедрый štedrý; nešetriaci potraten raskošan slösaktig, frikostig ฟุ่มเฟือย cömert 慷慨的 марнотратний; щедрий فراخ دل hào phóng 慷慨的

2 given generously or too freely lavish gifts. rojaal مُنْفَق بِسَخاء раздавам щедро bohatý, četný overdådig reichlich πλουσιοπάροχος abundante pillav ولخرجی شده ruhtinaallinen copieux, somptueux בְּשֶפָע जी खोल कर देने वाला rasipan bőkezű dermawan óþarflega rausnarlegur abbondante, copioso 惜しみのない 남아도는 gausus bagāts; dāsns berlebih-lebihan overdadig raus, overdådig hojny liberal costisitor щедрый štedrý potraten raskošan slösaktig, frikostig ฟุ่มเฟือย bol 過分大方的 щедрий; рясний بے تحاشا hậu hĩnh 过分大方的

adv lavishly

kwistig بِسَخاء،بإسْراف разточително štědře overdådigt verschwenderisch αφειδώς, σπάταλα abundantemente, profusamente, pródigamente pillavalt با ولخرجی runsaskätisesti sans compter בְּשֶפָע बड़ी मात्रा में rasipno pazarlóan; gazdagon berlebih-lebihan (óþarflega) rausnarlega copiosamente 気前よく 아낌없이, 남아돌아 dosniai, gausiai devīgi; izšķērdīgi; dāsni secara berlebih-lebihan kwistig, royaal raust, overdådig hojnie prodigamente peste măsură щедро štedro potratno raskošno slösaktigt, frikostigt อย่างฟุ่มเฟือย cömertce 慷慨地 щедро بے تحاشا một cách hậu hĩnh 慷慨地

n lavishness

kwistigheid إسْراف разточителност rozhazovačnost overdådighed die Verschwendung απλοχεριά, σπατάλη magnificiencia, fastuosidad heldekäelisus ولخرجی runsaskätisyys prodigalité פַּזרָנוּת प्रचुरता rasipnost tékozlás; pazarlás; bőkezűség keroyalan örlæti; óhóf prodigalità 気前のよさ 낭비, 풍부함 dosnumas, gausumas devība; izšķērdība; dāsnums keborosan kwistigheid, overdaad overdådighet hojność prodigalidade risipă щедрость rozhadzovačnosť potratnost raskošnost slösaktighet, frikostighet ความฟุ่มเฟือย savurganlık, israf 浪費 щедрість; марнотратність اسراف sự cho một cách hào phóng 浪费