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giving
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???v??/
- Rhymes: -?v??
Verb
giving
- present participle of give
- 1981, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A
- These bright surfaces are sprayed with a fine spray of ink, thus giving them an even surface.
- 1981, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A
Adjective
giving (comparative more giving, superlative most giving)
- having the tendency to give; generous
- 1984, Jeff Sargent, net.flame, 26 Mar 1984
- To become like Christ involves everything else: becoming a loving and giving person, having confidence enabling you to be vulnerable (psychologically and physically; Jesus did both), having the wisdom to see people's needs and the desire to meet them.
- 1984, Jeff Sargent, net.flame, 26 Mar 1984
Derived terms
- givingness
- life-giving
Translations
Noun
giving (plural givings)
- The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
- A gift; a benefaction.
- The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
- 23 November 1710, Joseph Addison, The Tatler No. 254
- Upon the first giving of the weather.
- 23 November 1710, Joseph Addison, The Tatler No. 254
Derived terms
- gaingiving
- misgiving
- outgiving
- ungiving
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lavish
English
Alternative forms
- lavis, laves, lavas (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English *lavish, laves, *lavaus, lavage (“extravagant, wasteful”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French lavasse (“torrent of rain”), or derived from Middle English laven (“to pour out”). See lave.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?læv??/
- Rhymes: -æv??
Adjective
lavish (comparative lavisher or more lavish, superlative lavishest or most lavish)
- Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
- Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship.
- Superabundant; excessive
- 1623, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Act 2 Scene 2
- Let her haue needfull, but not lauish meanes
- 1623, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Act 2 Scene 2
Synonyms
- (expending profusely): profuse, prodigal, wasteful, extravagant, exuberant, immoderate, opulent
- See also Thesaurus:prodigal
Related terms
- lavy
Translations
Verb
lavish (third-person singular simple present lavishes, present participle lavishing, simple past and past participle lavished)
- (transitive) To give out extremely generously; to squander.
- (transitive) To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.
Translations
Related terms
- lavisher
- lavishly
- lavishness
Anagrams
- Vishal
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