different between lavish vs improvident

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)

1. 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.

2. Superabundant; excessive
   • 1623, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Act 2 Scene 2

     Let her haue needfull, but not lauish meanes

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)

1. (transitive) To give out extremely generously; to squander.

2. (transitive) To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.

Translations

Related terms

• lavisher
• lavishly
• lavishness

Anagrams

• Vishal

English

Etymology

From the Latin improvidens, equivalent to in- +? provident.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?p??v?d?nt/

Adjective

improvident (comparative more improvident, superlative most improvident)

1. failing to provide for the future; reckless
   • 1909, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies:

     When Benjamin Bunny grew up, he married his Cousin Flopsy. They had a large family, and they were very improvident and cheerful.

2. incautious; prone to rashness

Synonyms

• (not provident): myopic, short, wasteful, imprudent, thriftless
• See also Thesaurus:spendthrift

Antonyms

• provident
• See also Thesaurus:miser

Derived terms

• improvidence
• improvidently

Translations