Definitions for lavish
ˈlæv ɪʃlav·ish

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 3 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.

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

2. lavish(Adjective)

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

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

3. lavish(Adjective)

   Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.

   Etymology: 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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1. Vishal

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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. Abdul Mohsen:

   The world is witnessing a war. Killing and destruction that have never been in history before, no one can deny this reality, but it is the right of every human to live a decent life. ... Not a lavish life, just a life free of fear and violation of humanity.

2. Lawton Chiles:

   We have entered the era of the 'imperial' former presidency with lavish libraries, special staffs and benefits, around-the-clock Secret Service protection for life and other badges of privilege.

3. Jeff Flocken:

   Studies have shown that with these big, lavish hunts, only 3% to 5% of the income from that hunt actually ends up for local people on the ground where the hunt happens, there are much better ways to earn this kind of money -- revenue from nature tourism, where the animal's not killed, brings in three to 15 times what's brought in from these trophy hunts in Africa.

4. Lao Tzu:

   There is no calamity greater than lavish desires. There is no greater guilt than discontentment. And there is not greater disaster than greed.

5. Ayn Rand:

   Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday...The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production.

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