Associations to the word «Lavish»
Noun
- Scale
- Welles
- Aristocracy
- Oriental
- Procession
- Joy
- Choreography
- Destiny
- Style
- Outdoors
- Blessing
- Parade
- Basilica
- Sentiment
- Renown
- Salary
- Eleanor
- Throwing
- Freighter
- Heap
- Jubal
- Dryden
- Lazarus
- Monsieur
- Publicity
- Fountain
- Confidence
- Passion
- Lover
- Steak
- Malwa
- Booty
- Ceiling
- Carving
- Opera
- Resource
- Honour
- Gem
- Privilege
- Production
- Bride
- Estate
- Simple
- Champagne
- Niece
- Dignity
- Thousand
- Gnome
- Franc
- Industrialist
Adjective
Wiktionary
LAVISH, adjective. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
LAVISH, adjective. Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.
LAVISH, verb. (transitive) To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.
Dictionary definition
LAVISH, verb. Expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise".
LAVISH, adjective. 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".
LAVISH, adjective. Characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast".
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