extravagance
Excessive or superfluous expenditure of moneyExcessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
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» Such extravagance is beyond my reach.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
расточительствоrastočitelʹstvo, транжирствоtranžirstvo
the activity of excessive spending
(countable, uncountable)Prodigality, as of anger, love, expression, imagination, or demands.
(countable, uncountable)Something extravagant; something done out of extravagance.
That luxury car is an extravagance you can't afford.
Examples
5 sentencesSuch extravagance is beyond my reach.
His extravagance is out of proportion to his wage.
The bow tie gives him an air of extravagance.
I say that the city now has too much extravagance.
It's not exactly an extravagance.
ruДа уж не помешало бы! — marafon
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from French extravagance, from Medieval Latin extra + vagor (“to wander”).Borrowed from French extravagance, from Medieval Latin extra + vagor (“to wander”).
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Forms
plural: extravagances| Singular | extravagance |
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Synonyms
13 synonyms- the activity of excessive spending:prodigalitylavishnesshighlifehigh life
- the trait of spending extravagantly:prodigalityprofligacy
- the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth:extravagancy
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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