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Lavishness

The quality or state of being lavish.

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Dissipation 76% connected

The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Waste 76% connected

Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary; dismal; gloomy; cheerless.

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Lavish 74% connected

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Lavish 74% connected

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.

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Extravagance 92% connected

A wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Luxury 92% connected

A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Prodigality 92% connected

Extravagance in expenditure, particularly of money; excessive liberality; profusion; waste; -- opposed to frugality, economy, and parsimony.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sumptuosity 92% connected

Expensiveness; costliness; sumptuousness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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