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lavish


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lavish 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lavish 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  lavish 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  lavish 
 
  1  sense  of  lavish 
 
  Sense  1 
  lavish,  shower 
  =>  squander,  blow 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  lavish 
 
  lavish  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  lavish 
 
  Sense  1 
  lavish,  shower 
  =>  squander,  blow 
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  Grep  of  noun  lavish 
  lavishness 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lavish 
 
  The  verb  lavish  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  lavish,  shower  --  (expend  profusely;  also  used  with  abstract  nouns:  "He  was  showered  with  praise") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lavish 
 
  The  adj  lavish  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  lavish,  munificent,  overgenerous,  prodigal,  too-generous,  unsparing,  unstinted,  unstinting  --  (very  generous;  "distributed  gifts  with  a  lavish  hand";  "the  critics  were  lavish  in  their  praise";  "a  munificent  gift";  "his  father  gave  him  a  half-dollar  and  his  mother  a  quarter  and  he  thought  them  munificent";  "prodigal  praise";  "unsparing  generosity";  "his  unstinted  devotion";  "called  for  unstinting  aid  to  Britain") 
  2.  lavish,  lucullan,  lush,  plush,  plushy  --  (characterized  by  extravagance  and  profusion;  "a  lavish  buffet";  "a  lucullan  feast") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  lavish 
 
  2  senses  of  lavish 
 
  Sense  1 
  lavish,  munificent,  overgenerous,  prodigal,  too-generous,  unsparing,  unstinted,  unstinting 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  generous)  ->  stingy,  ungenerous 
 
  Sense  2 
  lavish,  lucullan,  lush,  plush,  plushy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  rich)  ->  poor 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  lavish 
 
  2  senses  of  lavish 
 
  Sense  1 
  lavish,  munificent,  overgenerous,  prodigal,  too-generous,  unsparing,  unstinted,  unstinting 
  =>  generous  (vs.  stingy) 
 
  Sense  2 
  lavish,  lucullan,  lush,  plush,  plushy 
  =>  rich  (vs.  poor) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  lavish 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  lavish 
 
  lavish  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  lavish 
  lavish 
  slavish 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lavish 
 
  The  verb  lavish  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  lavish,  shower  --  (expend  profusely;  also  used  with  abstract  nouns:  "He  was  showered  with  praise") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lavish 
 
  The  adj  lavish  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  lavish,  munificent,  overgenerous,  prodigal,  too-generous,  unsparing,  unstinted,  unstinting  --  (very  generous;  "distributed  gifts  with  a  lavish  hand";  "the  critics  were  lavish  in  their  praise";  "a  munificent  gift";  "his  father  gave  him  a  half-dollar  and  his  mother  a  quarter  and  he  thought  them  munificent";  "prodigal  praise";  "unsparing  generosity";  "his  unstinted  devotion";  "called  for  unstinting  aid  to  Britain") 
  2.  lavish,  lucullan,  lush,  plush,  plushy  --  (characterized  by  extravagance  and  profusion;  "a  lavish  buffet";  "a  lucullan  feast") 



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