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lavish adjective [ ˈlavɪʃ ]

• sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.
• "a lavish banquet"
Similar: sumptuous, luxurious, luxuriant, lush, gorgeous, costly, opulent, grand, elaborate, splendid, rich, regal, ornate, expensive, pretentious, showy, fancy, posh,
Opposite: meagre,

lavish verb

• bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on.
• "the media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film"
Similar: give freely, spend, expend, heap, shower, pour, deluge, give generously, give unstintingly, bestow freely, blow,
Opposite: economize, begrudge,
Origin: late Middle English (as a noun denoting profusion): from Old French lavasse ‘deluge of rain’, from laver ‘to wash’, from Latin lavare .


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