lavish

lav·ish

L0072800 (lăv′ĭsh)adj.1. Characterized by or produced with extravagance and profusion: a lavish buffet. See Synonyms at profuse.2. Immoderate in giving or bestowing; unstinting: The critics were lavish with their praise.tr.v. lav·ished, lav·ish·ing, lav·ish·es 1. To give or bestow in abundance; shower: lavished attention on his customers.2. To give something in abundance to: "The aides began lavishing him with kindnesses" (Kay Marie Porterfield).

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[Middle English laves, probably from Old French lavasse, downpour, from laver, to wash, from Latin lavāre; see lave.]

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lav′ish·er n.lav′ish·ly adv.lav′ish·ness n.

lavish

(ˈlævɪʃ) adj1. prolific, abundant, or profuse2. generous; unstinting; liberal3. extravagant; prodigal; wasteful: lavish expenditure. vb (tr) to give, expend, or apply abundantly, generously, or in profusion[C15: adj use of lavas profusion, from Old French lavasse torrent, from Latin lavāre to wash] ˈlavisher n ˈlavishly adv ˈlavishment n ˈlavishness n

lav•ish

(ˈlæv ɪʃ)
adj. 1. expended, bestowed, or occurring in abundance: a lavish serving of food. 2. using or giving in great amounts; prodigal: to be lavish with one's time or money; to be lavish of affection. v.t. 3. to expend or give in great amounts or without limit: to lavish gifts on a person. [1425–75; late Middle English lavas profusion (n.), profuse (adj.) < Middle French lavasse downpour of rain, derivative of laver to wash < Latin lavāre] lav′ish•er, n. lav′ish•ly, adv. lav′ish•ness, n. syn: lavish, prodigal, profuse refer to that which exists in abundance and is poured out in great amounts. lavish suggests an unlimited, sometimes excessive generosity and openhandedness: lavish hospitality. prodigal suggests wastefulness, improvidence, and reckless impatience: He has lost his inheritance because of his prodigal ways. profuse emphasizes abundance, but may suggest exaggeration: profuse thanks; profuse apologies.

lavish

Past participle: lavished
Gerund: lavishing

Imperative
lavish
lavish

Present
I lavish
you lavish
he/she/it lavishes
we lavish
you lavish
they lavish

Preterite
I lavished
you lavished
he/she/it lavished
we lavished
you lavished
they lavished

Present Continuous
I am lavishing
you are lavishing
he/she/it is lavishing
we are lavishing
you are lavishing
they are lavishing

Present Perfect
I have lavished
you have lavished
he/she/it has lavished
we have lavished
you have lavished
they have lavished

Past Continuous
I was lavishing
you were lavishing
he/she/it was lavishing
we were lavishing
you were lavishing
they were lavishing

Past Perfect
I had lavished
you had lavished
he/she/it had lavished
we had lavished
you had lavished
they had lavished

Future
I will lavish
you will lavish
he/she/it will lavish
we will lavish
you will lavish
they will lavish

Future Perfect
I will have lavished
you will have lavished
he/she/it will have lavished
we will have lavished
you will have lavished
they will have lavished

Future Continuous
I will be lavishing
you will be lavishing
he/she/it will be lavishing
we will be lavishing
you will be lavishing
they will be lavishing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lavishing
you have been lavishing
he/she/it has been lavishing
we have been lavishing
you have been lavishing
they have been lavishing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lavishing
you will have been lavishing
he/she/it will have been lavishing
we will have been lavishing
you will have been lavishing
they will have been lavishing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lavishing
you had been lavishing
he/she/it had been lavishing
we had been lavishing
you had been lavishing
they had been lavishing

Conditional
I would lavish
you would lavish
he/she/it would lavish
we would lavish
you would lavish
they would lavish

Past Conditional
I would have lavished
you would have lavished
he/she/it would have lavished
we would have lavished
you would have lavished
they would have lavished

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	lavish - expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"showerware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
Adj.	1.	lavish - 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"munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstintinggenerous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
	2.	lavish - characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"lucullan, plush, plushy, lushrich - suggestive of or characterized by great expense; "a rich display"

lavish

adjective1. grand, magnificent, splendid, lush, abundant, sumptuous, exuberant, opulent, copious, luxuriant, profuse a lavish party to celebrate his fiftieth birthday
grand meagre, frugal, stingy, scanty, miserly2. extravagant, wild, excessive, exaggerated, unreasonable, wasteful, prodigal, unrestrained, intemperate, immoderate, improvident, thriftless Critics attack his lavish spending and flamboyant style.
extravagant sparing, thrifty3. generous, free, liberal, bountiful, effusive, open-handed, unstinting, munificent American reviewers are lavish in their praise of this book.
generous stingy, parsimonious, miserly, tight-fistedverb1. shower, pour, heap, deluge, dissipate The emperor promoted the general and lavished him with gifts.
shower withhold, stint, begrudge

lavish

adjective1. Characterized by extravagant, ostentatious magnificence:lush, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, palatial, plush, rich, sumptuous.Informal: plushy.2. Characterized by excessive or imprudent spending:extravagant, prodigal, profligate, profuse, spendthrift, wasteful.3. Given to or marked by unrestrained abundance:extravagant, exuberant, lush, luxuriant, opulent, prodigal, profuse, riotous, superabundant.4. Characterized by bounteous giving:free, freehanded, generous, handsome, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting.verbTo give in great abundance:heap, rain, shower.

Translations

慷慨地给予慷慨的过分大方的

lavish

(ˈlӕviʃ) verb to spend or give very freely. She lavishes too much money on that child. 慷慨地給予 慷慨地给予 adjective1. (of a person) spending or giving generously and sometimes too freely. a lavish host; You have certainly been lavish with the brandy in this cake. 慷慨的 慷慨的2. given generously or too freely. lavish gifts. 過分大方的 过分大方的ˈlavishly adverb 慷慨地 慷慨地ˈlavishness noun 揮霍，過分慷慨 浪费，挥霍