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lavishness

UK/ˈlæv.ɪʃ.nɪs/

lavishness noun: the state or characteristic of being lavish.

Noun

lavishness (usually uncountable, plural lavishnesses)

  1. (usually) The state or characteristic of being lavish.
    • No one could question the lavishness of his parties; good taste was a different matter.

lavishness meaning in Tamil and Kannada

lavishness in Tamil

வாரிவழங்கும் தன்மை

lavishness in Kannada

ವಿಪುಲತೆ, ಪುಷ್ಕಳತೆ, ಅದ್ಧೂರಿತನ, ದುಂದುಗಾರಿಕೆ, ಅತಿ ಧಾರಾಳತನ

Forms of lavishness

plurallavishnesses

Origin of lavishness

From lavish + -ness. Compare Dutch lafenis (“refreshment, lavishness”).

Questions about lavishness

What does lavishness mean?
Lavishness means the state or characteristic of being lavish.
What is lavishness in Tamil?
Lavishness in Tamil is வாரிவழங்கும் தன்மை. See Lavishness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lavishness?
Lavishness is a noun.
How do you pronounce lavishness?
Lavishness is pronounced /ˈlæv.ɪʃ.nɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of lavishness?
The plural of lavishness is lavishnesses.

Words near lavishness in the dictionary

  1. lavishing
  2. lavishings
  3. lavishly
  4. lavishment
  5. lavishments
  6. lavishness
  7. lavishnesses
  8. lavisht
  9. Lavistown
  10. Lavoie
  11. Lavoies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lavishness (page history and authors); lavishness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lavishness (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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