Lavish vs. Frugal
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Difference Between Lavish and Frugal
Lavishadjective
Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
lavish of money;lavish of praiseFrugaladjective
Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.
Lavishadjective
Superabundant; excessive
lavish spiritslavish mealFrugaladjective
avoiding waste;
an economical mealan economical shoppera frugal farmera frugal luncha sparing father and a spending sonsparing in their use of heat and lightstinting in bestowing giftsthrifty because they remember the great Depression`scotch' is used only informallyLavishverb
(transitive) To give out extremely generously; to squander.
They lavished money on the dinner.Lavishverb
(transitive) To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.
They lavished him with praise.ADVERTISEMENT
Lavishverb
expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns;
He was showered with praiseLavishadjective
very generous;
distributed gifts with a lavish handthe critics were lavish in their praisea munificent gifthis father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificentprodigal praiseunsparing generosityhis unstinted devotioncalled for unstinting aid to BritainLavishadjective
characterized by extravagance and profusion;
a lavish buffeta lucullan feast
