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LAVISHNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessive spending
Synonyms:
extravagance; high life; highlife; lavishness; prodigality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("lavishness" is a kind of...):
dissipation; waste; wastefulness (useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly)
Derivation:
lavish (very generous)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
Synonyms:
lavishness; luxury; sumptuosity; sumptuousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("lavishness" is a kind of...):
expensiveness (the quality of being high-priced)
Derivation:
lavish (very generous)
lavish (characterized by extravagance and profusion)
