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- Dictionaryextravagant/ɪkˈstravəɡ(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. lacking restraint in spending money or using resources: "it was rather extravagant to buy both" Similar Opposite
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EXTRAVAGANT definition: 1. spending too much money, or using too much of something: 2. extreme and unreasonable: 3…. Learn more.
1. a. : exceeding the limits of reason or necessity. extravagant claims. b. : lacking in moderation, balance, and restraint. extravagant praise. c. : extremely or excessively elaborate. an extravagant display. 2. : extremely or unreasonably high in price. an extravagant purchase. 3. a. : spending much more than necessary.
spending too much money, or using too much of something: the extravagant lifestyle of a movie star. extravagant of It was very extravagant of you to buy strawberries out of season. He rarely used taxis, which he regarded as extravagant. the extravagant use of packaging on many products. extreme and unreasonable:
If you’re prone to lavish behavior or spending, you’re extravagant. It’s an adjective associated with extremes, sometimes even to the point of absurdity. Fees at a bank can be extravagant, and so can a person who insists on drinking only bottled French mineral water out of a golden chalice.
adjective. /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/. /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/. spending a lot more money or using a lot more of something than you can afford or than is necessary. I felt very extravagant spending £200 on a dress. She's got very extravagant tastes.
Someone who is extravagant spends more money than they can afford or uses more of something than is reasonable. My mother thinks I am extravagant with money. American English : extravagant / ɪksˈtrævəgənt /
Extravagant definition: spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful. See examples of EXTRAVAGANT used in a sentence.
EXTRAVAGANCE definition: 1. behaviour in which you spend more money than you need to: 2. something expensive that you buy…. Learn more.
Extravagant Definition. ĭk-străvə-gənt. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Going beyond reasonable limits; excessive or unrestrained. Extravagant demands. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Unreasonably high in cost; exorbitant. Extravagant fees. American Heritage. Similar definitions.
adj. 1. spending much more than is necessary or wise: an extravagant shopper. 2. excessively high: extravagant prices. 3. exceeding the bounds of reason or moderation: extravagant demands. 4. going beyond what is deserved or justifiable: extravagant praise.
