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extravagance
ex·trav·a·gance E0302900 (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. See Synonyms at luxury.extravagance (ɪkˈstrævəɡəns) or extravagancyn1. excessive outlay of money; wasteful spending2. immoderate or absurd speech or behaviourex•trav•a•gance (ɪkˈstræv ə gəns)
n. 1. excessive or unnecessary outlay of money. 2. unrestrained excess, as of actions or opinions. 3. something extravagant. [1635–45; < French, Middle French] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | extravagance - the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth; "we were surprised by the extravagance of his description"extravagancyexcessiveness, inordinateness, excess - immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits | | 2. | extravagance - the trait of spending extravagantlyprodigality, profligacyimprovidence, shortsightedness - a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources | | 3. | extravagance - excessive spendinghigh life, highlife, lavishness, prodigalitywaste, wastefulness, dissipation - useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources" |
extravagancenoun1. overspending, squandering, profusion, profligacy, wastefulness, waste, lavishness, prodigality, improvidence He was accused of gross mismanagement and financial extravagance.2. luxury, treat, indulgence, extra, frill, nonessential Her only extravagance was shoes.3. excess, folly, exaggeration, absurdity, recklessness, wildness, dissipation, outrageousness, unreasonableness, preposterousness, immoderation, exorbitance, unrestraint the ridiculous extravagance of his claimsextravagancenoun1. A condition of going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate:embarrassment, excess, excessiveness, exorbitance, extravagancy, extravagantness, overabundance, plethora, superabundance, superfluity, superfluousness, surfeit.2. Excessive or imprudent expenditure:extravagancy, lavishness, prodigality, profligacy, profuseness, profusion, squander, waste, wastefulness.3. Something costly and unnecessary:extravagancy, frill, luxury.Translationsextravagant (ikˈstrӕvəgənt) adjective1. using or spending too much; wasteful. He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy. 浪費的 浪费的2. (of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great. extravagant praise. 誇大的，過度的 过度的exˈtravagantly adverb 浪費地，過分地 过分地exˈtravagance nounHis wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance. 奢侈 奢侈Extravagance
ExtravaganceBovary, Emmaspends money recklessly on jewelry and clothes. [Fr. Lit.: Madame Bovary, Magill I, 539–541]Cleopatra’s pearldissolved in acid to symbolize luxury. [Rom. Hist.: Jobes, 348]extravagance
Synonyms for extravagancenoun overspendingSynonyms- overspending
- squandering
- profusion
- profligacy
- wastefulness
- waste
- lavishness
- prodigality
- improvidence
noun luxurySynonyms- luxury
- treat
- indulgence
- extra
- frill
- nonessential
noun excessSynonyms- excess
- folly
- exaggeration
- absurdity
- recklessness
- wildness
- dissipation
- outrageousness
- unreasonableness
- preposterousness
- immoderation
- exorbitance
- unrestraint
Synonyms for extravagancenoun a condition of going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriateSynonyms- embarrassment
- excess
- excessiveness
- exorbitance
- extravagancy
- extravagantness
- overabundance
- plethora
- superabundance
- superfluity
- superfluousness
- surfeit
noun excessive or imprudent expenditureSynonyms- extravagancy
- lavishness
- prodigality
- profligacy
- profuseness
- profusion
- squander
- waste
- wastefulness
noun something costly and unnecessarySynonymsSynonyms for extravagancenoun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truthSynonymsRelated Words- excessiveness
- inordinateness
- excess
noun the trait of spending extravagantlySynonymsRelated Words- improvidence
- shortsightedness
noun excessive spendingSynonyms- high life
- highlife
- lavishness
- prodigality
Related Words- waste
- wastefulness
- dissipation
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