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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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innumerable
English
Etymology
From in- +? numerable; from French innumérable, from Latin innumer?bilis, from in- +? numer?bilis.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??nu?m??.?b?l/
- (UK) IPA(key): /??nju?m??.?b?l/
Adjective
innumerable (comparative more innumerable, superlative most innumerable)
- Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered, hence, indefinitely numerous; of great number.
- 1889, Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
- Soon we could see the innumerable banners fluttering, and then the sun struck the sea of armor and set it all aflash.
- 1889, Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Synonyms
- countless, numberless, unnumbered, untold; see also Thesaurus:innumerable
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin innumer?bilis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /in.nu.m???a.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /in.nu.me??a.ble/
Adjective
innumerable (masculine and feminine plural innumerables)
- innumerable
- Synonym: innombrable
Further reading
- “innumerable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “innumerable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “innumerable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “innumerable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin innumer?bilis, from in- +? numer?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inume??able/, [i.nu.me??a.??le]
Adjective
innumerable (plural innumerables)
- innumerable
Further reading
- “innumerable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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