Meaning

2 senses
  1. An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama, originally associated with Victorian England.

    Zauberposse, fantastische Dichtung

  2. (broadly)An instance of fantastical, unrestrained, lavish, or chaotic behaviour or conduct.

    The bride had her heart set on a simple wedding, but her parents insisted on a three-hundred-guest extravaganza.

    Spektakel, opulente Veranstaltung, spektakuläres Ereignis

    буффона́даbuffonáda, фее́рияfejérija, зре́лищное представле́ниеzréliščnoje predstavlénije

More definitions
  • any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The film was a special-effects extravaganza.

    deDer Film war ein Spektakel der Spezialeffekte.

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  2. Inaugurations have grown from simple affairs into extravaganzas.

    deDie Amtseinführungen sind von kleinen Formsachen zu extravaganten Spektakeln geworden.

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  3. The Oscar ceremonies are Hollywood's biggest extravaganza.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
an extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature or drama:
event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct:

Origin

From Italian stravaganza under influence from English extravagance.

From Italian stravaganza under influence from English extravagance.

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Forms

plural: extravaganzas / extravaganze

Word family

4 related words

See also

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