"lavishness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlæv.ɪʃ.nɪs/ [UK, US], /ˈlæv.ɪʃ.nəs/ [UK, US] Forms: lavishnesses [plural]
Etymology: From lavish + -ness. Compare Dutch lafenis (“refreshment, lavishness”). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|lavish|ness}} lavish + -ness, {{cog|nl|lafenis|t=refreshment, lavishness}} Dutch lafenis (“refreshment, lavishness”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} lavishness (usually uncountable, plural lavishnesses)
  1. The state or characteristic of being lavish. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (state or characteristic of being lavish): avokätisyys (Finnish), faste [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-lavishness-en-noun-yqXlC8Xg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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