lav´ish|ness

lav´ish|ness
lav|ish «LAV ihsh», adjective, verb.
–adj.
1. very free or too free in giving or spending; prodigal: »

A very rich person can be lavish with his money. Thank the lavish hand that gives world beauty to our eyes (Julia Ward Howe).

 SYNONYM(S): extravagant.
2. very abundant or too abundant; more than is needed; given or spent freely or too freely: »

Mother gave me a lavish helping of ice cream. The lavish, full-skirted velvet gown of the Renaissance period was rich and made with a fabric such as silk or fine cotton (Bernice G. Chambers). The lavish gold of her loose hair (James Russell Lowell).

 SYNONYM(S): See syn. under profuse. (Cf. ↑profuse)
–v.t.
to give or spend very freely or too freely; pour out wastefully: »

It is a mistake to lavish kindness on ungrateful people. Upon the interior decorations [of the castle] Albert and Victoria lavished all their care (Lytton Strachey).

╂[< Middle French lavasse < Old Provençal lavaci < Latin lavātiō; setym. under lavation (Cf. ↑lavation)]
–lav´ish|er, noun.
–lav´ish|ly, adverb.
–lav´ish|ness, noun.

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