Lavish

Quick meaning: Lavish is an adjective meaning Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.

Meaning

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.

More Meanings

1. Superabundant; excessive.
2. (transitive) To give out extremely generously; to squander.
3. (transitive) To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.
4. (obsolete) Unrestrained, impetuous.
5. (chiefly dialectal) Rank or lush with vegetation.
6. (obsolete) Excessive abundance or expenditure, profusion, prodigality.

Example Sentences

lavish spirits

lavish of money; lavish of praise

Let her haue needfull, but not lauish meanes

Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship.

Word Forms

• lavisher
• lavishest
• lavis
• laves
• lavas
• lavishes
• lavishing
• lavished

Synonyms for lavish

Depending on context, synonyms include profuse, wasteful, extravagant, exuberant, immoderate, opulent.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include prodigal, plush, overgenerous, munificent, generous, unsparing.

Related Dictionary Tools