lavish

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• /ˈlævɪʃ/
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From Middle English laves, lavas, lavage (“extravagant, wasteful, prodigal”), from lavas (“excessive abundance”), from Old French lavasse, lavache (“torrent of rain”); possibly later conflated in some senses by Middle English laven (“to pour out”), equivalent to lave + -ish. Compare Scots lawage, lavisch, lavish (“unrestrained, excessively prodigal, extravagant”). Compare also English lavy (“lavish, liberal”), Dutch lafenis (“lavishness”).

120 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: շռայլ (šṙayl) — profuse
• Bulgarian: обилен (obilen) — profuse
• Finnish: tuhlaavainen — profuse
• Finnish: avokätinen — profuse
• French: somptueux — profuse
• French: prodigue — profuse
• French: abondant — profuse
• Galician: xeneroso — profuse
• German: freigiebig — profuse
• German: verschwenderisch — profuse
• Greek: άφθονος (áfthonos) — profuse
• Greek: αφειδής (afeidís) — profuse
• Hungarian: pazar — profuse
• Hungarian: pazarló — profuse
• Hungarian: bőséges — profuse
• Hungarian: dús — profuse
• Hungarian: buja — profuse
• Irish: scaoilteach — profuse
• Irish: flaithiúil — profuse
• Irish: flaithiúlach — profuse
• Italian: prodigo — profuse
• Italian: profuso — profuse
• Italian: generoso — profuse
• Kazakh: береген (beregen) — profuse
• Latin: prōfusus — profuse
• Macedonian: изо́билен (izóbilen) — profuse
• Macedonian: о́билен (óbilen) — profuse
• Macedonian: да́режлив (dárežliv) — profuse
• Māori: tōtōā — profuse
• Māori: whiuwhiu — profuse
• Polish: hojny — profuse
• Portuguese: pródigo — profuse
• Portuguese: perdulário — profuse
• Portuguese: profuso — profuse
• Portuguese: esbanjador — profuse
• Portuguese: dissipador — profuse
• Romanian: generos — profuse
• Romanian: abundent — profuse
• Romanian: opulent — profuse
• Romanian: exuberant — profuse
• Romanian: extravagant — profuse
• Russian: ще́дрый (ščédryj) — profuse
• Spanish: pródigo — profuse
• Spanish: dadivoso — profuse
• Spanish: fastuoso — profuse
• Spanish: opíparo — profuse
• Spanish: regalón — profuse
• Spanish: suntuario — profuse
• Spanish: agasajador — profuse
• Spanish: pantagruélico — profuse
• Spanish: manilargo — profuse
• Swedish: påkostad — profuse
• Bulgarian: разточителен (raztočitelen) — excessive
• Finnish: ylenpalttinen — excessive
• Galician: excesivo — excessive
• German: überreich — excessive
• German: üppig — excessive
• Greek: πληθωρικός (plithorikós) — excessive
• Greek: υπεράφθονος (yperáfthonos) — excessive
• Hungarian: túlzott — excessive
• Hungarian: túláradó — excessive
• Hungarian: túltengő — excessive
• Italian: eccessivo — excessive
• Italian: smodato — excessive
• Italian: sovrabbondante — excessive
• Latin: profūsus — excessive
• Macedonian: неу́мерен (neúmeren) — excessive
• Māori: tuhene — excessive
• Polish: nadmierny — excessive
• Polish: obfity — excessive
• Russian: чрезмерный (črezmernyj) — excessive
• Russian: неумеренный (neumerennyj) — excessive
• Spanish: sobrado — excessive
• Spanish: sobrante — excessive
• Spanish: desmesurado — excessive
• Spanish: patagüino — excessive
• Spanish: descomedido — excessive
• Swedish: riklig — excessive
• Swedish: flådig — excessive
• Swedish: frikostig — excessive
• Turkish: abartılı — excessive
• Bulgarian: прахосвам (prahosvam) — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Bulgarian: разхищавам (razhištavam) — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Finnish: tuhlata — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Finnish: (rahaa) syytää — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• German: verschleudern — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• German: verprassen — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Greek: επιδαψιλεύω (epidapsilévo) — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Hungarian: pazarol — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Hungarian: tékozol — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Hungarian: szór — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Italian: prodigare — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Italian: profondere — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Italian: spendere profusamente — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Latin: dīlargior — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Macedonian: се ра́сфрли (se rásfrli) — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Macedonian: ра́сфрли (rásfrli) — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Māori: tōtōa — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Māori: nihowera — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Persian: بریز و بپاش کردن (beriz-o-bepâš kardan) — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Polish: obdarowywać — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Portuguese: esbanjar — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Russian: расточать (rastočatʹ) — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Russian: транжирить (tranžiritʹ) — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Spanish: derrochar — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Spanish: despilfarrar — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Spanish: prodigar — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Swedish: slösa — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Swedish: överösa — to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander
• Bulgarian: раздавам щедро (razdavam štedro) — to give out to (somebody) extremely generously
• Dutch: overladen — to give out to (somebody) extremely generously
• German: überhäufen — to give out to (somebody) extremely generously
• German: überschütten — to give out to (somebody) extremely generously
• Hungarian: elhalmoz — to give out to (somebody) extremely generously
• Māori: ohaoha — to give out to (somebody) extremely generously
• Māori: marere — to give out to (somebody) extremely generously
• Sanskrit: पृणक्ति (pṛṇakti) — to give out to (somebody) extremely generously
• Spanish: colmar — to give out to (somebody) extremely generously
• Spanish: no escatimar — to give out to (somebody) extremely generously
• Spanish: prodigar — to give out to (somebody) extremely generously