Extravagance Definition

ĭk-străvə-gəns
extravagances
noun
extravagances
The quality of being extravagant.
The extravagance of the furnishings; the extravagance of his rhetoric.
American Heritage
A going beyond reasonable or proper limits in conduct or speech; unreasonable excess.
Webster's New World
A spending of more than is reasonable or necessary; excessive expenditure; wastefulness.
Webster's New World
An instance of excess in spending, behavior, or speech.
Webster's New World
Something extravagant.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Extravagance

Noun

Singular:
extravagance
Plural:
extravagances

Origin of Extravagance

  • From French extravagance, from Medieval Latin extra + vagari (“to wander”).

    From Wiktionary

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