Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Characterized by or produced with extravagance and profusion: synonym: profuse.
- adjective Immoderate in giving or bestowing; unstinting.
- transitive verb To give or bestow in abundance; shower.
- transitive verb To give something in abundance to.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To expend or bestow with profusion; give or layout prodigally: as, to
lavish encomiums on a person; to lavish money on a friend, or for gratification. - Expending or bestowing with profusion; profuse; prodigal: as, to be lavish of expense, of praise, or of blood.
- Unrestrained; wild.
- Expended or bestowed with prodigality or in profuseness; existing in or characterized by profusion; superabundant.
- Rank, as grass, etc.
- Synonyms and Profuse, etc. See
extravagant . - noun Waste; squandering.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander.
- adjective Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal
- adjective Superabundant; excessive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Expending orbestowing profusely ; profuse;prodigal ; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise. - adjective
Superabundant ;excessive ; as, lavish spirits. - verb transitive To
expend orbestow withprofusion ; to use withprodigality ; tosquander ; as, to lavish money or praise.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
- adjective very generous
- adjective characterized by extravagance and profusion
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Grass-roots party members and big donors have been fuming for months over what they call lavish spending at a time when fundraising has been hampered by the economy and a string of political controversies.
SplicedFeed 2010
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The View Road Villa: Extravagant design wrapped up in lavish delights
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Read: eMeg and her fellow million-and-billionaires would soak in lavish returns while California's budget continues to shrink.
Carly Schwartz: Stiff & Vague Meets Engaging & Informed Carly Schwartz 2010
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The View Road Villa: Extravagant design wrapped up in lavish delights
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Read: eMeg and her fellow million-and-billionaires would soak in lavish returns while California's budget continues to shrink.
Carly Schwartz: Stiff & Vague Meets Engaging & Informed Carly Schwartz 2010
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The View Road Villa: Extravagant design wrapped up in lavish delights
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All this is explored in lavish detail, with no pat answers.
So Much for That: Summary and book reviews of So Much for That by Lionel Shriver. 2010
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Japanese socialites were also participating in lavish balls in Western-style evening gowns and tuxedos.
Women of Meiji Japan & Western Fashion | Edwardian Promenade 2010
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The View Road Villa: Extravagant design wrapped up in lavish delights
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Read: eMeg and her fellow million-and-billionaires would soak in lavish returns while California's budget continues to shrink.
Carly Schwartz: Stiff & Vague Meets Engaging & Informed Carly Schwartz 2010
oroboros commented on the word lavish
LAviSH
June 14, 2008
fbharjo commented on the word lavish
another word for prodigal
March 26, 2009
Kristianto2010 commented on the word lavish
Better to trust in the God who lavishes care on the whole earth than to spend our lives worrying about money and possessions. ODB, March 24, 2011.
March 24, 2011