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lavish
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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.

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

lavish·er n.
lavish·ly adv.
lavish·ness n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.lavish - expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"
ware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
Adj.1.lavishlavish - 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"
generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
2.lavish - characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"
rich - suggestive of or characterized by great expense; "a rich display"

lavish
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] adjabundante (= giving freely): lavish with → pródigo en
vt to lavish sth on sb → colmar a algn de algo
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
lavish [ˈlævɪʃ] adjgroßzügig; [meal] → üppig; [surroundings] → feudal;
(wasteful) → verschwenderisch
vt to lavish sth on sb → jdn mit etw überhäufen
lavish [ˈlævɪʃ] adjabbondante; sontuoso/a (= giving freely): lavish with → prodigo/a di, largo/a in
vt to lavish sth on sb/sth → profondere qc a qn/qc

lavish
v lavish [ˈlӕviʃ]
to spend or give very freely She lavishes too much money on that child.verkwisيُغْدِقُ مالاпрахосвамutrácet, rozhazovatoverøseverschwendenδίνω αφειδώς, σπαταλώprodigar(raha) pillamaولخرجی کردنtuhlatadépenser/donner sans compterלְהַעֲנִיק בְּיַד רְחָבָהउदारtrošitipazarolmemberi banyak-banyakeyðaprofondere, essere prodigo気前よく使う낭비하다, 아낌없이 주다švaistytiizšķiest; izšķērdētmembelanjakan atau memberikankwistig uitgevenødsle, sløse (bort)obsypywaćgastara risipi, a cheltui (fără măsură)расточатьmíňať, rozhadzovaťzapravljatiizdašno davatislösaฟุ่มเฟือยcömertçe harcamak慷慨地給予бути щедрим, витрачатисяفراخ دلی سے دیناcho hào phóng慷慨
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.kwistigمُسْرِف، سَخيразхищавамštědrý; nešetřícíødselverschwenderischγενναιόδωροςpródigo, generosoheldekäelineولخرجrunsaskätinenprodigueפַּזרָןफिजूलखर्चizdašan, velikodušanpazarlóroyalörláturprodigo気前のよい낭비하는dosnus, išlaidusdevīgs; izšķērdīgsberlebih-lebihanroyaalødsel, raus, overdådighojnygastador(prea) generosщедрыйštedrý; nešetriacipotratenraskošanslösaktig, frikostigฟุ่มเฟือยcömert慷慨的марнотратний; щедрийفراخ دلhào phóng慷慨的
2 given generously or too freely lavish gifts.rojaalمُنْفَق بِسَخاءраздавам щедроbohatý, četnýoverdådigreichlichπλουσιοπάροχοςabundantepillavولخرجی شدهruhtinaallinencopieux, somptueuxבְּשֶפָעजी खोल कर देने वालाrasipanbőkezűdermawanóþarflega rausnarlegurabbondante, copioso惜しみのない남아도는gaususbagāts; dāsnsberlebih-lebihanoverdadigraus, overdådighojnyliberalcostisitorщедрыйštedrýpotratenraskošanslösaktig, frikostigฟุ่มเฟือยbol過分大方的щедрий; ряснийبے تحاشاhậu hĩnh
adv ˈlavishly
kwistigبِسَخاء،بإسْرافразточителноštědřeoverdådigtverschwenderischαφειδώς, σπάταλαabundantemente, profusamente, pródigamentepillavaltبا ولخرجیrunsaskätisestisans compterבְּשֶפָעबड़ी मात्रा मेंrasipnopazarlóan; gazdagonberlebih-lebihan(óþarflega) rausnarlegacopiosamente気前よく아낌없이, 남아돌아dosniai, gausiaidevīgi; izšķērdīgi; dāsnisecara berlebih-lebihankwistig, royaalraust, overdådighojnieprodigamentepeste măsurăщедроštedropotratnoraskošnoslösaktigt, frikostigtอย่างฟุ่มเฟือยcömertce慷慨地щедроبے تحاشاmột cách hậu hĩnh慷慨地
n ˈlavishness
kwistigheidإسْرافразточителностrozhazovačnostoverdådigheddie Verschwendungαπλοχεριά, σπατάληmagnificiencia, fastuosidadheldekäelisusولخرجیrunsaskätisyysprodigalitéפַּזרָנוּתप्रचुरताrasipnosttékozlás; pazarlás; bőkezűségkeroyalanörlæti; óhófprodigalità気前のよさ낭비, 풍부함dosnumas, gausumasdevība; izšķērdība; dāsnumskeborosankwistigheid, overdaadoverdådighethojnośćprodigalidaderisipăщедростьrozhadzovačnosťpotratnostraskošnostslösaktighet, frikostighetความฟุ่มเฟือยsavurganlık, israf浪費щедрість; марнотратністьاسرافsự cho một cách hào phóng

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