extravagance | ||
1. | [ noun ] the trait of spending extravagantly | |
Synonyms: | profligacy prodigality | |
Related terms: | improvidence | |
2. | [ noun ] something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity | |
Synonyms: | luxury | |
Related terms: | indulgence luxuriate | |
3. | [ noun ] the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth | |
Synonyms: | extravagancy | |
Examples: | "we were surprised by the extravagance of his description" |
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Related terms: | excess | |
4. | [ noun ] excessive spending | |
Synonyms: | lavishness highlife high_life prodigality | |
Related terms: | waste | |
Similar spelling: |
extravagancy extravagant extravaganza extravagantly extraneous extravasate extra_large extravasation extragalactic extravert extraneousness extraverted |