1
: expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
lavish donors
lavish in giving praise to her employees
2
a
: expended or produced in abundance
the lavish attentions of his mother—
George Meredith
George Meredith
b
: marked by profusion or excess
a lavish feast
a lavish home
lavishly
adverb
lavishness
noun
Examples of lavish in a Sentence
Adjective
a lavish display of flowers
this lavish consumption of our natural resources simply cannot continue
Verb
doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children
a great actor who lavished his talent in lousy movies
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Pooja Shah, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The night before his accident, Abbott and his wife had attended a lavish gala hosted by his law firm.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Sean Gregory, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
While the rest of the resort’s guests are simply lavishing in its opulence, Belinda is straddling two worlds — one as a guest, and one as an employee.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
While Pia is preparing for her younger sister Sonal’s (Anoushka Chadha) lavish Indian wedding celebration, she's confronted with her mother's (Sindhu Vee) solution to her financial woes: a collection of valuable family heirloom jewelry that could solve all her money problems.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The night before his accident, Abbott and his wife had attended a lavish gala hosted by his law firm.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
But Trump may take some satisfaction: While U.S. national teams competing on the world stage tended to distance themselves from him in his first term—the U.S. women’s soccer team in 2019 relished trolling him—this hockey team seemed to embrace the attention Trump lavished upon them.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
While the rest of the resort’s guests are simply lavishing in its opulence, Belinda is straddling two worlds — one as a guest, and one as an employee.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Lavish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lavish. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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lavish
1 of 2 adjective
lav·ish
ˈlav-ish 
1
: spending or giving more than is necessary : extravagant
lavish with praise
2
: spent, produced, or given freely
lavish gifts
lavishly
adverb
lavishness
noun
lavish
2 of 2 verb
: to spend or give freely
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