Extravagance - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪkˈstrævəɡəns|
Brit.
|ɪkˈstrævəɡ(ə)ns|
noun
- the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth (syn: extravagancy)
- excessive spending (syn: lavishness, prodigality)
we were surprised by the extravagance of his description
- the trait of spending extravagantly (syn: prodigality, profligacy)- excessive spending (syn: lavishness, prodigality)
Extra examples
The reorganization of the department was aimed at reducing extravagance.
That coat is an extravagance that you can't afford.
Going to the play will be our one extravagance for this vacation.
I was shocked by the extravagance of their lifestyle.
The church is known for the extravagance of its architecture.
Many maps are full of extravagances.
She was shocked by my extravagance.
His only extravagance (=the only expensive thing he bought) was fine wine.
The artificiality and extravagance of the costumes of these times.
Word forms
noun
singular: extravagance
plural: extravagances
singular: extravagance
plural: extravagances
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