noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state or characteristic of being lavish. uncountable, usually

   "No one could question the lavishness of his parties; good taste was a different matter."

2. 2
   the activity of excessive spending wordnet
3. 3
   the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

extravaganceabundanceaffluenceample sufficiencyamplenessamplitude

Example

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"The lavishness of the party amazed everybody."

Etymology

From lavish + -ness. Compare Dutch lafenis (“refreshment, lavishness”).

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