different between lovish vs lavish

English

Etymology

From love +? -ish.

Adjective

lovish (comparative more lovish, superlative most lovish)

1. Like, resembling, or characteristic of love; amorous; loving.
   • 2009, Stuart Menzie, Further Indiscretions by a Woman of No Importance:

     The orderly who was in charge addressed her through the window that divides the driver from her passengers asking her if she would try and keep her head as far away from the window as possible as "the men are very lovish, and I cannot answer for them!"

2. Somewhat loving.
   • 1860, History of major Smalls and his wooing - Page 15:

     No; you shall come from my hands to those of my lovish Flirtilla.

   • 2011, Tchinda Fabrice Mbuna, The Evil Behind the Law:

     Miss Asunder Your name is lovely, Lovable and lovish.

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