lavish
adjective /ˈlæv.ɪʃ/Definition
C2 large in quantity and expensive or impressive: lavish gifts/promises/praise lavish spending lavish banquets The evening was a lavish affair with glorious food and an endless supply of champagne. The lavish production makes this musical truly memorable.Plenty and abundantExpensive and luxuriousCosting too much › very generous: The critics were lavish in their praise for the paintings. lavishly /-li/ adverb › The dining room was lavishly decorated.Plenty and abundantExpensive and luxuriousCosting too much lavishness /-nəs/ noun [U] Plenty and abundantExpensive and luxuriousCosting too much
(Definition of lavish adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abound in/with sth phrasal verb
- abound verb
- abundance noun
- abundant adjective
- ample adjective (ENOUGH)
- aplenty adjective
- bounty noun (KINDNESS)
- free-flowing adjective
- fruitfulness noun (PLANT)
- galore adjective
- generosity noun
- generous adjective (SIZE)
- luxuriant adjective
- manifold adjective
- plentiful adjective
- plenty pronoun, noun, adverb
- profuse adjective
- prolific adjective
- richly adverb
- richness noun (A LOT OF STH)
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