Definitions for lavish
ˈlæv ɪʃlav·ish

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting(adj)

   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"

2. lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy(verb)

   characterized by extravagance and profusion

   "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"

3. lavish, shower(verb)

   expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

   "He was showered with praise"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. lavish(Verb)

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

2. lavish(Adjective)

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

3. lavish(Adjective)

   Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.

Origin: From *, equivalent to . More at lave, -ish.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lavish(adj)

   expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise

2. Lavish(adj)

   superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits

3. Lavish(verb)

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lavish

   lav′ish, v.t. to expend profusely: to waste.—adj. bestowing profusely: prodigal: extravagant: unrestrained.—adv. Lav′ishly.—ns. Lav′ishment, Lav′ishness. [From Lave (3).]

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Anagrams for lavish »

1. Vishal

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lavish in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lavish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of lavish in a Sentence

1. Chief Executive Heinrich Hiesinger:

   There will be no lavish advertising campaign.

2. Anuj Somany:

   An utterly lonely lady lives a lavish lifestyle.

3. Walter Raleigh:

   Talking much is a sign of vanity, for the one who is lavish with words is cheap in deeds.

4. Mignon McLaughlin:

   We lavish on animals the love we are afraid to show to people. They might not return it or worse, they might.

5. Janvier Chouteu-Chando:

   Nothing crushes the soul of a father more than the loss of the beloved son he failed to lavish his love on.”

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