lavish

Verb · Adjective
US[lav-ish]/ˈlævɪʃ/2 syllables
Synonyms: showermunificentovergeneroustoo-generousunsparingunstintedunstintinglucullanplushplushy

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)lavished, lavishing

  1. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns“He was showered with praise”Synonyms: showerMore general consume, squander

Adjective (2)

  1. 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”“unsparing generosity”“his unstinted devotion”“called for unstinting aid to Britain”“lavish praise”Synonyms: munificentovergeneroustoo-generousunsparingunstintedunstintingOpposite stingySimilar generous
  2. characterized by extravagance and profusion“a lavish buffet”“a lucullan feast”Synonyms: lucullanplushplushyOpposite poorSimilar rich

Related words lavishness noun, highlife noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Lav′ish (lăv′ĭsh), adjective

Origin: Akin to E. lave to lade out; cf. AS. gelafian to refresh, G. laben.

1. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.

2. Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.

Let her have needful, but not lavish, means.— William Shakespeare

Synonyms: Profuse; prodigal; wasteful; extravagant; exuberant; immoderate. See Profuse.

Lav′ish transitive verb [past tense & past participle Lavished (-ĭsht); present participle & verbal noun Lavishing.]

To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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