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lavish

pronunciation:: lae vihsh
parts of speech:: adjective, verb
features:: Word History

part of speech:	adjective
definition 1:	generous in using or spending. She was lavish in her praise of his performance. synonyms: bountiful, generous, liberal antonyms: frugal, meager similar words: profuse
definition 2:	being large in amount or expensive; more than enough. The movie star had lavish parties. synonyms: costly, expensive, luxurious antonyms: frugal, meager similar words: abundant, excessive, generous, luxuriant, wasteful
related words:	extravagant, fancy, lush, magnificent, valuable

part of speech:	verb
inflections:	lavishes, lavishing, lavished
definition:	to give or spend a large amount or without limit. He lavished attention on his children. synonyms: heap, shower similar words: bestow
related words:	waste
derivations:	lavishly (adv.), lavishness (n.)

Word History

Lavish comes from lavache, an early French word for a torrent (or very heavy fall of rain). The French word came from a Latin word meaning "to wash."

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