Lavish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

very generous

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈævɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈavɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈavɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈævɪʃ/.

Examples

He was showered with praise
distributed gifts with a lavish hand
the critics were lavish in their praise

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unsparing munificent plush plushy unstinted unstinting lush shower lucullan overgenerous too-generous

Parts of Speech

verb	expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns “He was showered with praise”
adjective	very generous “distributed gifts with a lavish hand”
adjective	characterized by extravagance and profusion “a lavish buffet”

Word Forms

lavishness	noun	the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
munificence	noun	liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
Lucullus	noun	Roman general famous for self-indulgence and giving lavish banquets (circa 110-57 BC)
lushness	noun	the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschwenderisch

viel ausgeben; wird auch mit abstrakten Substantiven verwendet

🇫🇷French

somptueux

dépenser abondamment ; également utilisé avec des noms abstraits

🇪🇸Spanish

prodigar

gastar profusamente; también usado con sustantivos abstractos

🇮🇹Italian

sontuoso

spendere molto; usato anche con nomi astratti

🇳🇱Dutch

royaal

overvloedig uitgeven; ook gebruikt met abstracte zelfstandige naamwoorden

🇵🇹Portuguese

luxuoso

gastar profusamente; também usado com substantivos abstratos

🇷🇺Russian

щедрый

тратить обильно; также используется с абстрактными существительными

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भव्य

खूब ख़र्च करो; अमूर्त संज्ञाओं के साथ भी प्रयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

শালীন

প্রচুর পরিমাণে ব্যয় করা; বিমূর্ত বিশেষ্যের সাথেও ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடம்பரமான

அபரிமிதமாக செலவு செய்யுங்கள்; சுருக்க பெயர்ச்சொற்களுடன் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

విలాసవంతమైన

విపరీతంగా ఖర్చు చేయండి; నైరూప్య నామవాచకాలతో కూడా ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

भव्य

भरपूर खर्च करणे; अमूर्त संज्ञांसह देखील वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભવ્ય

પુષ્કળ ખર્ચ; અમૂર્ત સંજ્ઞાઓ સાથે પણ વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅದ್ದೂರಿ

ಹೇರಳವಾಗಿ ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡಿ; ಅಮೂರ್ತ ನಾಮಪದಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಹ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഡംബരപൂർണ്ണമായ

സമൃദ്ധമായി ചെലവഴിക്കുക; അമൂർത്ത നാമങ്ങൾക്കൊപ്പം ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਖਰਚ ਕਰਨਾ; ਐਬਸਟ੍ਰੈਕਟ ਨਾਂਵਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਵੀ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شاہانہ

کثرت سے خرچ کرنا؛ خلاصہ اسم کے ساتھ بھی استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奢侈的

大量花费；也与抽象名词一起使用

🇯🇵Japanese

贅沢な

多額の支出をする。抽象名詞とも併用される

🇰🇷Korean

풍부한

엄청나게 지출하다; 추상명사와 함께 사용되기도 함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xa hoa

chi tiêu dồi dào; cũng được dùng với danh từ trừu tượng

🇹🇭Thai

ฟุ่มเฟือย

ใช้จ่ายอย่างล้นหลาม ใช้กับคำนามที่เป็นนามธรรมด้วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mewah

mengeluarkan banyak uang; juga digunakan dengan kata benda abstrak

🇵🇭Filipino

marangya

gumastos nang labis; ginagamit din sa mga abstract na pangngalan

🇲🇾Malay

mewah

berbelanja dengan banyak; juga digunakan dengan kata nama abstrak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسرف

تنفق بغزارة. تستخدم أيضًا مع الأسماء المجردة

🇮🇷Persian

مجلل

زیاد خرج کن؛ همچنین با اسامی انتزاعی استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

müsrif

bolca harcayın; soyut isimlerle de kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַזֵר

לבזבז בשפע; משמש גם עם שמות עצם מופשטים

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The primary meaning of 'lavish' is 'expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns'.

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