lavishness C2+ Topic:Describing People US /ˈlævɪʃnəs/ UK /ˈlævɪʃnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being extravagantly abundant or generous The lavishness of the banquet astonished every guest. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... extravaganceopulenceabundanceprofusionsumptuousnessprodigality ↔ Opposites frugalityausteritythriftinessmeagerness Word family Related forms lavishlavishly Etymology AI details From lavish + the noun-forming suffix -ness. Lavish derives via Old French lavasse from Latin lavāre ('to wash'). lavasse Old French lavāre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lavishness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlævɪʃnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlævɪʃnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being extravagantly abundant or generous ## Examples - The lavishness of the banquet astonished every guest. ## Synonyms - extravagance - opulence - abundance - profusion - sumptuousness - prodigality ## Antonyms - frugality - austerity - thriftiness - meagerness ## Related Forms - lavish - lavishly ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lavasse - Root: lavāre ## Etymology From lavish + the noun-forming suffix -ness. Lavish derives via Old French lavasse from Latin lavāre ('to wash'). ## AI Etymology Lavishness comes from lavish + the noun-forming suffix -ness. Lavish derives via Old French lavasse from Latin lavāre ('to wash'). The etymological trail includes Old French lavasse and Latin lavāre. As a noun, lavishness means the quality of being extravagantly abundant or generous. The same family is visible in related forms such as lavish and lavishly. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown