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1 acogido a la ley
• lavishness• law adviser• lawbreaker• lawful activity• legacy system• legal acceptance• protected by the law -
2 cumplidor de la ley
• lavishness• law adviser -
3 obediente de la ley
• lavishness• law adviser• right you are• rightabout-face• righteous• righteous man -
4 observante de la ley
• lavishness• law adviser -
5 que cumple las leyes
• lavishness• law adviser -
6 respetuoso a la ley
• lavishness• law adviser -
7 fastuosidad
f.1 lavishness, sumptuousness.2 splendor, ostentation, lavishness, pomp.3 ostentatious act.* * *1 pomp, lavishness* * *femenino (de casa, vestido) splendor*, magnificence; ( de un banquete) sumptuousness* * *= lavishness.Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.* * *femenino (de casa, vestido) splendor*, magnificence; ( de un banquete) sumptuousness* * *= lavishness.Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.
* * *(de una casa, un vestido) splendor*, magnificence; (de un banquete) sumptuousness, lavishness* * *fastuosidad nf[lujo] lavishness, sumptuousness; [ostentación] ostentation* * *f lavishness -
8 rumbo
m.1 course.no me gusta el rumbo que están tomando las negociaciones I don't like the direction o turn the negotiations have takenir con rumbo a to be heading forcambió el rumbo de su vida it changed the course of her lifecaminar sin rumbo (fijo) to wander aimlesslyhabrá que corregir el rumbo de la empresa (figurative) we will have to change the company's directionmantener el rumbo to maintain one's courseponer rumbo a to set course forel rumbo de los acontecimientos the course of events2 direction, bearing, destination, way.3 rhumb.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rumbar.* * *1 (dirección) course, direction\con rumbo a / rumbo a bound for, heading for, in the direction ofmarcar el rumbo to set the courseperder el rumbo to go off course 2 figurado to lose one's bearingsponer rumbo a to head for* * *noun m.course, direction, route* * *ISM1) (=dirección) (Aer, Náut) courseperder el rumbo — (Aer, Náut) to go off course
con rumbo a: acababa de despegar con rumbo a Rumanía — it had just taken off for Romania
sin rumbo (fijo) — [pasear] aimlessly; [viajar] with no fixed destination
2) (=tendencia)3) (=generosidad) generosity, lavishness4) LAm (=fiesta) party5) Cono Sur (=herida) cut (on the head)IISM And (Orn) hummingbird* * *1) ( dirección) direction, course; (Náut) coursenavegar con rumbo norte/sur — to sail a northerly/southerly course
poner rumbo a — to set a course for o head for
2) ( esplendidez) lavishness* * *= tack, sense of purpose.Ex. The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.Ex. This article argues that those in leadership roles bear a special responsibility for creating a sense of purpose in the organisation.----* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.* con rumbo a = bound for.* desviado de rumbo = off course.* desviarse de rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.* estar fuera de rumbo = be off course.* fuera de rumbo = off course.* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.* ir rumbo a = be on the road to.* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.* no tener rumbo = lose + Posesivo + way.* perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.* perdido de rumbo = off course.* rumbo a = en route to, en route for, bound for.* rumbo de colisión = collision course.* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.* sin rumbo = aimless, off course, rudderless.* trazar un rumbo = chart + course.* * *1) ( dirección) direction, course; (Náut) coursenavegar con rumbo norte/sur — to sail a northerly/southerly course
poner rumbo a — to set a course for o head for
2) ( esplendidez) lavishness* * *= tack, sense of purpose.Ex: The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.
Ex: This article argues that those in leadership roles bear a special responsibility for creating a sense of purpose in the organisation.* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.* con rumbo a = bound for.* desviado de rumbo = off course.* desviarse de rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.* estar fuera de rumbo = be off course.* fuera de rumbo = off course.* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.* ir rumbo a = be on the road to.* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.* no tener rumbo = lose + Posesivo + way.* perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.* perdido de rumbo = off course.* rumbo a = en route to, en route for, bound for.* rumbo de colisión = collision course.* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.* sin rumbo = aimless, off course, rudderless.* trazar un rumbo = chart + course.* * *A (dirección) direction, course; ( Náut) coursecaminaba sin rumbo fijo she wandered aimlesslypartió (con) rumbo a Toluca he set off for Tolucaabandonó el país (con) rumbo a Francia she left the country bound for Francenavegábamos con rumbo norte we were sailing northward(s) o north, we were sailing a northerly courseel barco puso rumbo a la costa italiana the boat set a course for o headed for the Italian coastlos acontecimientos han tomado un rumbo trágico events have taken a tragic turna partir de entonces su vida tomó un nuevo rumbo that changed the course of his lifela poesía española inició un nuevo rumbo Spanish poetry began to move in a new direction o took a new turnB (esplendidez) lavishness* * *
rumbo sustantivo masculino ( dirección) direction, course;
(Náut) course;
partió (con) rumbo a Toluca he set off for Toluca;
navegar con rumbo norte to sail a northerly course;
los acontecimientos tomaron un rumbo trágico events took a tragic turn
rumbo sustantivo masculino
1 (dirección) direction, course
poner rumbo a, to head o be bound for
Náut course
puso rumbo a Valencia, he set a course for Valencia
2 (conducta, tendencia) course
perder el rumbo, to lose one's way: deberíamos dar un nuevo rumbo a nuestra política de empleo, we should change our hiring policy
' rumbo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
curso
- derrota
- destino
- dirección
- este
- giro
- marcha
- sesgo
- singladura
- vagar
- vagabunda
- vagabundear
- vagabundo
- cauce
- navegante
- navegar
- torcer
- variar
English:
aimless
- aimlessly
- course
- drift
- mooch
- northward
- route
- switch-over
- bound
- head
* * *rumbo nm1. [dirección] [al navegar] course;ir con rumbo a to be heading for;zarparon con rumbo a lo desconocido they set out into the unknown;cambió el rumbo de su vida it changed the course of her life;corregir el rumbo to correct one's course;habrá que corregir el rumbo de la empresa we will have to change the company's direction;mantener el rumbo to maintain one's course;perder el rumbo [barco] to go off course;Fig [persona] to lose one's way;puso rumbo al sur/a Terranova he set a course for the south/for Newfoundland;el rumbo de los acontecimientos the course of events;caminar sin rumbo (fijo) to wander aimlessly;Figtomar otro rumbo to take a different tack;no me gusta el rumbo que están tomando las negociaciones I don't like the direction o turn the negotiations have taken2. [ostentación] lavishness* * *m course;tomar rumbo a head for;perder el rumbo fig lose one’s way;tomar otro rumbo tb fig take a different course* * *rumbo nm1) : direction, coursecon rumbo a: bound for, heading forperder el rumbo: to go off course, to lose one's bearingssin rumbo: aimless, aimlessly2) : ostentation, pomp3) : lavishness, generosity* * *rumbo n1. (de barco, avión) course2. (dirección) direction -
9 exuberancia
f.exuberance.* * *1 exuberance* * *SF1) [de persona, conducta] exuberance2) (Bot) luxuriance, lushness3) [en el cuerpo] fullness, buxomness* * *femenino exuberance, lushness* * *= exuberance, lavishness, flamboyance.Ex. Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex. The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.----* con exuberancia = lushly.* exuberancia desmedida = irrational exuberance.* * *femenino exuberance, lushness* * *= exuberance, lavishness, flamboyance.Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.* con exuberancia = lushly.* exuberancia desmedida = irrational exuberance.* * *exuberance, lushness* * *
exuberancia sustantivo femenino abundance, exuberance
* * *exuberancia nf1. [de jardín, selva, vegetación] lushness2. [de persona] exuberance3. [de colores, aromas] richness* * *f1 exuberance2 de vegetación lushness* * *exuberancia nf1) : exuberance2) : luxuriance, lushness -
10 ostentación
f.ostentation, vanity, boasting, bragging.* * *1 ostentation\con ostentación ostentatiouslyhacer ostentación to be ostentatioushacer ostentación de algo to flaunt something* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=exhibición) ostentation2) (=acto) show, displayhacer ostentación de — to flaunt, parade, show off
* * *femenino ostentationhacen ostentación de su fortuna — they flaunt o parade their wealth
* * *= parade, ostentation, trumpet-blowing, lavishness, bragging, boasting.Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.Ex. Any misgivings the reader might have about such a book are allayed by the general lack of trumpet-blowing.Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex. Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.* * *femenino ostentationhacen ostentación de su fortuna — they flaunt o parade their wealth
* * *= parade, ostentation, trumpet-blowing, lavishness, bragging, boasting.Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.Ex: Any misgivings the reader might have about such a book are allayed by the general lack of trumpet-blowing.Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.* * *ostentationhacen ostentación de su fortuna they flaunt o parade their wealthviste con ostentación she dresses ostentatiously* * *
ostentación sustantivo femenino
ostentation
ostentación sustantivo femenino ostentation: hace ostentación de su riqueza, she flaunts her wealth
' ostentación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parafernalia
- relumbrón
English:
flaunt
- glitz
- ostentation
- flash
- parade
* * *ostentación nfostentation, show;hacer ostentación de algo to show sth off, to parade sth* * *f ostentation;hacer ostentación de flaunt* * * -
11 prodigalidad
f.1 prodigality (derroche).2 profusion (abundancia).3 abundance, plenty.* * *SF1) (=abundancia) bounty, richness2) (=liberalidad) lavishness, generosity3) (=despilfarro) wastefulness, extravagance* * ** * *= bounty.Ex. The article 'Nature's bounty: a vegetarian cookbook primer' reviews vegetarian cookbooks for purposes of collection development in the area.* * ** * *= bounty.Ex: The article 'Nature's bounty: a vegetarian cookbook primer' reviews vegetarian cookbooks for purposes of collection development in the area.
* * *wastefulness, extravagance, prodigality ( liter)* * *prodigalidad nf1. [derroche] prodigality2. [abundancia] profusion -
12 lo absurdo
(n.) = ridiculousnessEx. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.* * *(n.) = ridiculousnessEx: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.
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13 pose
f.pose.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: posar.* * *1 (postura) pose2 peyorativo (actitud) pose, air* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [para foto, cuadro] pose; (Fot) exposure, time exposure2) (=actitud) attitude4) (=elegancia) poise* * *a) ( para foto) poseb) (pey) ( afectación) posetodo en él es pura pose — he's a real poseur o (BrE colloq) poser
* * *= pose, posturing.Ex. Male readers are often attracted to this sub-genre because of the books' pin-up art, depicting beautiful young women in revealing costumes and provocative poses.Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.* * *a) ( para foto) poseb) (pey) ( afectación) posetodo en él es pura pose — he's a real poseur o (BrE colloq) poser
* * *= pose, posturing.Ex: Male readers are often attracted to this sub-genre because of the books' pin-up art, depicting beautiful young women in revealing costumes and provocative poses.
Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.* * *1 (para una foto) pose2 ( pey) (afectación) posetodo en él es pura pose he's nothing but a poseur, he's a real poser ( colloq)siempre adopta poses de intelectual he is constantly striking intellectual poses* * *
Del verbo posar: ( conjugate posar)
posé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
pose es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
posar
pose
posar ( conjugate posar) verbo intransitivo
to pose
posarse verbo pronominal [pájaro/insecto] to alight, land;
[avión/helicóptero] to land
pose sustantivo femenino
posar
I vi (para una fotografía, un cuadro) to pose
II verbo transitivo to put o lay down
pose sustantivo femenino
1 (postura) pose
2 (actitud fingida) pose
' pose' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
plantear
- posar
- sugerente
English:
pose
- posture
- poseur
- strike
* * *pose nf1. [para cuadro, retrato] pose2. [actitud] pose;adoptó una pose salomónica he made out that he was very even-handed* * *f pose* * *pose nf: pose -
14 posicionamiento
m.1 position.su posicionamiento con respecto a algo his position on something2 positioning.* * *SM (=acción) positioning; (=postura) stance, attitude* * *= posturing, statement.Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex. Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.* * *= posturing, statement.Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.
Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.* * *( period)1 (posición) position2 (acción) positioning, placing3 (actitud, postura) position, stance* * *position;su posicionamiento con respecto a la crisis his position on the crisis -
15 ridiculez
f.1 silly thing, nonsense (payasada).2 trifle.cuesta una ridiculez it costs next to nothing3 ridicule, silliness, stupidity, absurdity.* * *► nombre femenino (pl ridiculeces)1 (cualidad) ridiculousness2 (cosa, hecho) ridiculous thing, ridiculous action3 (nimiedad) triviality, nothing■ la diferencia de precio es una ridiculez there's virtually no difference in price, there's only a slight difference in price\¡qué ridiculez! how ridiculous!* * *SF1) (=dicho absurdo)¡qué ridiculez! — how ridiculous!
2) (=insignificancia)¿y no os habláis por una ridiculez así? — (do) you mean you've stopped talking to each other because of a silly little thing like that?
¿solo vas a comer esta ridiculez? ¡coge un poco más! — is that all you're eating? have a bit more!
* * *a) (tontería, insignificancia)b) ( cualidad) ridiculousness* * *= ridiculousness, chump change.Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex. The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.* * *a) (tontería, insignificancia)b) ( cualidad) ridiculousness* * *= ridiculousness, chump change.Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.
Ex: The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.* * *1(tontería, insignificancia): lo que dijo fue una ridiculez what he said was ridiculous o just plain stupid¡qué ridiculez! that's ridiculous o ludicrous o absurd!es una ridiculez pelearse por tan poca cosa it's absurd o ridiculous o ludicrous to fight over such a minor thingle pagan una ridiculez they pay her a pittancepagué una ridiculez por esto I paid next to nothing for this2 (cualidad) absurdity, ridiculousness* * *
ridiculez sustantivo femeninoa) (tontería, insignificancia):
¡qué ridiculez! that's ridiculous!;
pagué una ridiculez por esto I paid next to nothing for this
ridiculez sustantivo femenino
1 (cualidad) ridiculousness
(objeto o idea absurda) ridiculous thing: no pienses ridiculeces, don't be silly
2 (cantidad despreciable, minúscula) pittance: se sirvió una ridiculez de comida, he served himself a tiny helping
' ridiculez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
payasada
English:
joke
- anything
* * *ridiculez nf1. [payasada] silly thing;esa corbata es una ridiculez that tie is ridiculous;¡no digas ridiculeces! don't talk nonsense!se pelearon por una ridiculez they fell out over nothing;me pagan una ridiculez I'm paid a pittance3. [cualidad] ridiculousness* * *f absurdity ser una ridiculez be ridiculous* * * -
16 fasto
adj.fortunate, lucky.m.1 pomp, extravagance.2 splendor, sumptuousness, lavishness.* * *1 pomp, display* * *SM1) (=pompa) pomp, pageantry2) pl fastos (Literat) annals* * ** * *fasto nm1. [lujo] lavishness, sumptuousness;[ostentación] show, ostentation;la ceremonia se celebró con gran fasto the ceremony was carried out with great pomp3.fastos [anales] annals* * *m splendor, Brsplendour -
17 esplendidez
f.1 generosity.2 splendor (magnificencia).* * *1 (magnificencia) magnificence, splendour (US splendor)2 (generosidad) generosity* * *SF1) (=magnificencia) splendour, splendor (EEUU), magnificence2) (=generosidad) lavishness, generosity3) (=pompa) pomp* * ** * *= largesse.Ex. This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.* * ** * *= largesse.Ex: This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.
* * *1 (magnificencia) splendor*, magnificence2 (generosidad) generosity* * *
esplendidez sustantivo femenino magnificence, largess, generosity
' esplendidez' also found in these entries:
English:
lavishly
* * *esplendidez nf1. [generosidad] generosity2. [magnificencia] splendour* * *f1 splendor, Brsplendour, magnificence2 ( generosidad) generosity* * * -
18 postura2
= stance, position, stand, posturing, viewpoint, standpoint, view, opinion (on).Ex. It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.Ex. In 1971 John Pemberton was engaged by the Government `to carry out a broad review of the present position regarding the provision of printed ephemera in libraries in Great Britain'.Ex. The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex. So it seems to me you should try to resolve this point of approach, whether you're going to approach it from the standpoint of the user or from the standpoint of the group being listed.Ex. There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.Ex. A reputable supplier will readily provide names of former customers who may be contacted for their opinions on service, support and maintenance.----* adoptar la postura moral correcta = take + the high ground, take + the high road.* adoptar una postura = adopt + posture, adopt + behaviour, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.* adoptar una postura crítica sobre = take + a critical view of.* adoptar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.* adoptar una postura firme contra = take + a firm stand against.* adoptar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.* adoptar una postura unánime = speak with + one voice.* adoptar un postura = embrace + view, don + mantle.* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.* cambio radical de postura = about-face.* declaración de postura oficial = position paper.* defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.* desafiar una postura = challenge + attitude.* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.* postura defensiva = bunker mentality.* postura ideológica en contra de la homosexualidad = heterosexism.* postura indefinida = fence-sitting position.* postura única = unified voice.* tomar una postura = take + viewpoint, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.* tomar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).* tomar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand. -
19 suntuosidad
f.1 sumptuousness, magnificence.2 sumptuosity, luxury, costliness, dressiness.* * *1 sumptuousness, magnificence* * *SF (=magnificencia) sumptuousness, magnificence; (=prodigalidad) lavishness* * *femenino sumptuousness, magnificence* * *= richness, luxury, opulence.Ex. In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.Ex. Governments must, therefore, recognise the essential role of libraries, rather than regarding them as a luxury.Ex. Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.* * *femenino sumptuousness, magnificence* * *= richness, luxury, opulence.Ex: In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.
Ex: Governments must, therefore, recognise the essential role of libraries, rather than regarding them as a luxury.Ex: Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.* * *sumptuousness, magnificence* * *
suntuosidad sustantivo femenino sumptuousness
' suntuosidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
riqueza
English:
richness
- sumptuousness
* * *suntuosidad nfsumptuousness, magnificence* * *f sumptuousness, magnificence -
20 magnificencia
f.magnificence.* * *1 (grandiosidad) magnificence, splendour2 (generosidad) lavishness, generosity* * *SF1) (=grandeza) magnificence, splendour, splendor (EEUU)2) (=generosidad) generosity* * *femenino magnificence, splendor** * *femenino magnificence, splendor** * *magnificence, splendor** * *Literario1. [grandiosidad] magnificence2. [generosidad] munificence* * *f magnificence* * *: magnificence, splendor
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lavishness — noun see lavish I … New Collegiate Dictionary
lavishness — See lavisher. * * * … Universalium
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lavishness — lav·ish·ness … English syllables
lavishness — noun 1. the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive • Syn: ↑luxury, ↑sumptuosity, ↑sumptuousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sumptuous (for: ↑sumptuousness), ↑ … Useful english dictionary