adjective · rare

lavish

lavish · lavisher · lavishest

екстремальний, далекий, крайній

щедрый, чрезмерный, неумеренный

verschwenderisch, üppig, freigiebig, überreich

Expending or bestowing profuselyExpending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.

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/ˈlævɪʃ/

» Tom is lavish with his money.

Meaning

4 senses

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
lavish of money; lavish of praise
freigiebig, verschwenderisch
ще́дрыйščédryj
Superabundant; excessive.
lavish spirits
lavish meal
überreich, üppig
чрезмерныйčrezmernyj, неумеренныйneumerennyj
(dialectal)Rank or lush with vegetation.
(obsolete)Unrestrained, impetuous.

More definitions

very generous
characterized by extravagance and profusion

Examples

38 sentences

Tom is lavish with his money.
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Tom and Mary had a lavish wedding.
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Tom lives a lavish lifestyle.
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He is lavish with his money.
deEr gibt sein Geld freigiebig aus.
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Tom lives a very lavish lifestyle.
ruТом ведёт очень расточительный образ жизни.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

profuse:

excessive:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

profuse:

excessive:

Origin

From Middle English laves, lavas, lavage (“extravagant, wasteful, prodigal”), from lavas (

From Middle English laves, lavas, lavage (“extravagant, wasteful, prodigal”), from lavas (“excessive abundance”), from Old French lavasse, lavache (“torrent of rain”); possibly later conflated in some senses by Middle English laven (“to pour out”), equivalent to lave + -ish. Compare Scots lawage, lavisch, lavish (“unrestrained, excessively prodigal, extravagant”). Compare also English lavy (“lavish, liberal”), Dutch lafenis (“lavishness”).

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