
Lavish
Describing something that is extremely generous, luxurious, or elaborate; given or produced in abundant, often excessive, quantities.
adjectiveLavish
Describing something that is extremely generous, luxurious, or elaborate; given or produced in abundant, often excessive, quantities.
adjective
Imagine This
Imagine walking into a grand ballroom where gold-leaf chandeliers gleam, velvet drapes cascade the walls, and a feast sits upon tables piled high with exquisite dishesβevery detail shouting extravagance. That scene is lavish.
Sounds Like
LAY-vish
Looks Like
Luxurious, ornate, abundant
Remember This
Lavish can describe both appearance (lavish decorations) and actions (lavish praise, lavish spending). Its noun form is lavishness; the adverb form is lavishly; the verb form is lavish (as in to lavish someone with gifts).
Other Forms
Connect With
extravagant, opulent, luxurious, prodigal, generosity
Note
Be careful not to confuse lavish with frugal or meager. Also, avoid using it to mean merely 'abundant' in a neutral sense; it often implies excess or extravagance. The verb form requires an object (e.g., to lavish someone with attention).
