lavishness

lavishness
n
1. generosity, bounty, largess, open-handedness, liberality, munificence; hospitality, unselfishness, big-heartedness, great-heartedness. 64
52. extravagance, profligacy, improvidence, prodigality, thriftlessness, immoderation, intemperance, wastefulness, Sybaritism, Epicureanism, self-indulgence.
3. superfluity, excess, overabundance, surplus, superfluity; showiness, ostentation, display, show, parade; splendor, shine, dash, Inf. splash.
4. plenty, plenitude, abundance, amplitude, sump-tuousness, luxury, opulence, richness.

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  • Lavishness — Lav ish*ness, n. The quality or state of being lavish. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lavishness — noun /ˈlæv.ɪʃ.nɪs,ˈlæv.ɪʃ.nəs/ The property of being lavish. No one could question the lavishness of his parties, the good taste was a different matter …   Wiktionary

  • lavishness — lavish ► ADJECTIVE 1) sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious. 2) giving or given in profusion. ► VERB (usu. lavish on) ▪ give or spend in abundant or extravagant quantities. DERIVATIVES lavishly adverb lavishness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • lavishness — noun see lavish I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lavishness — See lavisher. * * * …   Universalium

  • lavishness — Synonyms and related words: Babylonian splendor, abundance, affluence, ample sufficiency, ampleness, amplitude, avalanche, bonanza, bountifulness, bountiousness, brilliance, bumper crop, carpe diem, conspicuous consumption, copiousness, deluge,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • lavishness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Extravagance] Syn. wastefulness, dissipation, squandering; see waste 1 . 2. [Plenty] Syn. profuseness, plenitude, abundance; see excess 1 , plenty . 3. [Generosity] Syn. largess, munificence, openhandedness; see generosity 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • lavishness — lav·ish·ness || lævɪʃnɪs n. extravagance, wastefulness; exorbitant spending; generosity …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lavishness — lav·ish·ness …   English syllables

  • lavishness — noun 1. the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive • Syn: ↑luxury, ↑sumptuosity, ↑sumptuousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sumptuous (for: ↑sumptuousness), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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