SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
lavish
adjective
Giving or providing something in generous or abundant amounts.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Generously abundant
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Usage distinction
Return to topLavish can praise abundance or criticize excess; munificent concerns exceptional generosity in giving.
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See lavish in use
The director was lavish with praise for the careful restoration work.
Preparing a small apartment dinner, Jae worried that renting a second set of decorative plates would be an extravagance when enough suitable plates were already available. Her friend planned lavish refreshments, offering guests an abundant variety without requiring each person to try everything.
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