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.
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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

Extravagance Sentence Examples

  • The above remarks are an attempt to correct extravagance in either direction.

  • Christina's extravagance was financial.

  • You could also see this extravagance from the air.

  • With the accession of Ismail (q.v.) there followed a period of wild extravagance and reckless borrowing accompanied by the extortion of every piastre possible from the fellahin.

  • His period of office was marked by the rapid advance of Buenos Aires in population and prosperity, and by an expansion of trade that was unfortunately accompanied by financial extravagance.

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