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- Dictionarylavish/ˈlavɪʃ/
adjective
- 1. sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious: "a lavish banquet" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on: "the media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film"
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The meaning of LAVISH is expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal. How to use lavish in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lavish.
spending, giving, or using more than is necessary or reasonable; more than enough: The team has the most lavish training facility in the league. lavishly. adverb us / ˈlæv·ɪʃ·li / They live in a lavishly furnished apartment overlooking Central Park. (Definition of lavish from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Lavish definition: expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion. See examples of LAVISH used in a sentence.
See Definitions and Examples. Synonyms for LAVISH: excessive, extravagant, extreme, steep, insane, endless, infinite, exorbitant; Antonyms of LAVISH: reasonable, modest, moderate, inadequate, insufficient, temperate, deficient, middling.
spending, giving, or using more than is necessary or reasonable; more than enough: The team has the most lavish training facility in the league. lavishly. adverb us / ˈlæv·ɪʃ·li / They live in a lavishly furnished apartment overlooking Central Park. (Definition of lavish from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Lavish means "generous and extravagant" as an adjective and "to give generously" as a verb. If you don't like it when people lavish you with attention, you might appreciate a lavish spread of excellent food instead.
lavish (with/in something) giving or doing something generously. He was lavish in his praise for her paintings. They were rather lavish with their presents.
If you say that spending, praise, or the use of something is lavish, you mean that someone spends a lot or that something is praised or used a lot. Critics attack his lavish spending and flamboyant style.
A complete guide to the word "LAVISH": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Definition of lavish verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
