lavishness

noun

Definition of lavishnessnext
as in generosity
the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money the lottery winner's friends were struck by the lavishness of his new lifestyle

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Recent Examples of lavishness Bezos and Sánchez Bezos received backlash for the event’s lavishness during global hardships. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 The Vanity Fair of today embodies a certain sort of lavishness—an often unironic appreciation of and yearning for rich people things. — Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026 In 1661, King Louis XIV ordered construction that would transform a simple hunting lodge into what eventually became a testament to the lavishness of French royalty. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026 Taking the latter to another level is the new Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series, the first two-seater from the marque’s division devoted to automotive lavishness. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026 There’s an understated lavishness; no celebrity interior designers have been let loose and rooms have a lustrous palette of pinks, yellows and blues. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026 Of course, Carly’s kitsch far outdid her neighbors’ in its oddness, luridness, lavishness. — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026 Despite the buildings’ lavishness, the plastics meeting is in a downstairs space that’s less Dubai bling than basic corporate nice. — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026 Then again, a sense of glamour and lavishness—two pillars of Old Hollywood, when the big film studios had big money to burn—still goes hand-in-hand with awards season dressing today, too. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lavishness
  1. generosity
  2. extravagance
  3. wastefulness
  4. profusion
Noun
  • Woolf treats this psychic drama seriously and with great generosity and tenderness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • My response was to remind them that their generosity could have big financial consequences.
    — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of generosity
Noun
  • In 20 years’ time, one of the extravagances in these pages may be as commonplace as the smartphone is now.
    — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
  • When Vreeland’s extravagance proved too much for Condé Nast, she was let go, in 1971.
    — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of extravagance
Noun
  • Such wastefulness in the first half prevented Louisiana from dragging USC into a dogfight.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Your hard truth is less likely to change her mind than to start an argument about the wastefulness of taking two cars.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of wastefulness
Noun
  • In addition to the restaurant and bars, there’s a rooftop pool surrounded by sunny yellow fringed umbrellas, comfy daybeds, and a profusion of plants.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Other rubellites were carved into a profusion of leaves and rested on a sketch of their potential arrangement as a bracelet.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of profusion

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“Lavishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavishness. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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