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   extravagance

   /ɪkˈstravəɡ(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. lack of restraint in spending money or using resources: "his reckless extravagance with other people's money" Similar profligacylack of thriftunthriftinessthriftlessnessimprovidencewastefulnesswasteoverspendingprodigalitysquanderinglavishnessimmoderationexcessrecklessnesslack of restraintirresponsibilityspendthrift behaviourfree-spending waysOpposite thrift
   • ▪ a thing on which too much money has been spent or which has used up too many resources: "salmon trout is an unnecessary extravagance" Similar luxuryindulgenceself-indulgencecomforttreatextranon-essentialfrillrefinementOpposite necessity
   • ▪ excessive elaboration: "the extravagance of the decor" Similar ornatenesselaboratenessdecorationembellishmentadornmentornamentationshowinessoverstatementostentationexaggerationover-elaboratenessexcessivenessexaggerationexaggeratednessunreservednessoutrageousnessimmoderationpreposterousnessabsurdityirrationalityrecklessnesswildnessexcessoverkilllack of restraint/reserveOpposite plainness

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French, from medieval Latin extravagant- ‘diverging greatly’, from the verb extravagari (see extravagant).

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   • 1. extravagancy noun

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   What is the meaning of extravagant?

   • to infer (an unknown) from something that is known verb 2238 extravagance excessive or superfluous expenditure of money noun 2239 extravagant spending much more than is necessary or wise, wasteful adjective 2240 extremist holding extreme views, especially on a political subject adjective 2241 extremity

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   What is the adjective for extravagance?

   • extravagance excessive or superfluous expenditure of money noun 2239 extravagant spending much more than is necessary or wise, wasteful adjective 2240 extremist holding extreme views, especially on a political subject adjective 2241 extremity the most extreme or furthest point of something noun 2242 extricate to free, disengage, loosen, or untangle

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   What does extravagância mean?

   • extravagância, extravagância [feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! EXTRAVAGANCE definition: 1. behaviour in which you spend more money than you need to: 2. something expensive that you buy…. Learn more.

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   Learn the meaning of extravagance as an instance of excess or prodigality, especially of money, or as the quality or fact of being extravagant. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

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   Extravagance is the practice of spending more money than is necessary or reasonable, or something that is expensive and not necessary. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and usage of extravagance with examples from various sources.

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   noun. excessive or unnecessary expenditure or outlay of money. Antonyms: frugality. an instance of this: That sports car is an inexcusable extravagance. unrestrained or fantastic excess, as of actions or opinions. Synonyms: lavishness, profusion. an extravagant action, notion, etc.: the extravagances one commits in moments of stress. extravagance.

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   Extravagance is the spending of more money than is reasonable or than you can afford, or something that you spend money on but cannot really afford. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of extravagance with Collins English Dictionary.

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    ex·trav·a·gance. (ĭk-străv′ə-gəns) n. 1. The quality of being extravagant: the extravagance of the furnishings; the extravagance of his rhetoric. 2. Immoderate spending: His extravagance led to his financial ruin. 3. Something extravagant.