Meaning & Definition of Lavish in English
English⟶
Lavish
/lævɪʃ/
verb
1. Expend profusely
- Also used with abstract nouns
- "He was showered with praise"
synonym:
- lavish,
- shower
adjective
1. 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"
synonym:
- lavish,
- munificent,
- overgenerous,
- too-generous,
- unsparing,
- unstinted,
- unstinting
2. Characterized by extravagance and profusion
- "A lavish buffet"
- "A lucullan feast"
synonym:
- lavish,
- lucullan,
- lush,
- plush,
- plushy