lavish

C2+ Topic:Money & Finance

US /ˈlævɪʃ/ UK /ˈlævɪʃ/ See IPA manual

adj verb

Meanings

1

adj
luxuriously abundant, or to give in great quantity

They threw a lavish banquet for the visiting dignitaries.

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Synonyms

1 adj · luxuriously abundant, or to... abundant extravagant profuse opulent sumptuous copious prodigal

Opposites

sparse meager frugal stingy scanty austere

Word family

Derived forms lavishly lavishnesslavisher

Etymology

From Middle English lavas, lavage ('profusion, deluge'), from Old French lavasse ('torrent of rain'), from laver ('to wash'), from Latin lavāre ('to wash').

lavasse Old French lavāre Latin

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# lavish

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈlævɪʃ
**IPA (UK):** ˈlævɪʃ

## Meanings
1. luxuriously abundant, or to give in great quantity

## Examples
- They threw a lavish banquet for the visiting dignitaries.

## Synonyms
- abundant
- extravagant
- profuse
- opulent
- sumptuous
- copious
- prodigal

## Antonyms
- sparse
- meager
- frugal
- stingy
- scanty
- austere

## Derived Forms
- lavishly
- lavishness
- lavisher

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lavasse
- Root: lavāre

## Etymology
From Middle English lavas, lavage ('profusion, deluge'), from Old French lavasse ('torrent of rain'), from laver ('to wash'), from Latin lavāre ('to wash').

## AI Etymology
Lavish is from Middle English lavas, lavage ('profusion, deluge'), from Old French lavasse ('torrent of rain'), from laver ('to wash'), from Latin lavāre ('to wash'). In present-day use, it means luxuriously abundant, or to give in great quantity. Derived formations include lavishly, lavishness, and lavisher.

## Topics
- Money & Finance
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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