lavish (redirected from lavishes)

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

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

(wasteful) → verschwenderisch

vt to lavish sth on sb → jdn mit etw überhäufen

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.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.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过分大方的

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浪费