lavish

adjective (lavish, more lavish, most lavish); verb (lavishes, lavished, lavishing)

«lavish» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Lavish means given in very large amounts, generous and more than enough: a lavish meal. tree →
To lavish is to give a great deal of something, such as love or praise, to someone. tree →

In the lessons

in stories a lavish hand gives or spends very freely; a lavish giver is never sparing; to lavish is to shower someone with gifts or affection

Examples

She gave lavish gifts to all her guests. tree →
The queen lavished gold on her servants. tree →
He was lavish with his praise. tree →
They lavished love on their old dog. tree →
Our teacher is not lavish with stickers. tree →

Note

nothing for maths. Lavish describes generosity, not an exact number, so it gives no count.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Isaiah mocks people who spend gold and silver on making an idol. Tradition treats idol-making as foolish. In the primary lessons: in stories a lavish hand gives or spends very freely; a lavish giver is never sparing; to lavish is to shower someone with gifts or affection

Examples

Ye that lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance; ye that hire a goldsmith, that he make it a god, to fall down thereto, yea, to worship. (Prophets ISA.46.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths. Lavish describes generosity, not an exact number, so it gives no count.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «lavish» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«lavish» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «lavish» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«lavish» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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