extravaganza
An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama, originally…An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama, originally associated with Victorian England.
» The film was a special-effects extravaganza.
Der Film war ein Spektakel der Spezialeffekte.
Meaning
2 sensesAn extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama, originally associated with Victorian England.
Zauberposse, fantastische Dichtung
(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
- any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
Examples
3 sentencesThe film was a special-effects extravaganza.
deDer Film war ein Spektakel der Spezialeffekte.
Inaugurations have grown from simple affairs into extravaganzas.
deDie Amtseinführungen sind von kleinen Formsachen zu extravaganten Spektakeln geworden.
The Oscar ceremonies are Hollywood's biggest extravaganza.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
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| Singular | extravaganza |
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| Plural | extravaganzas / extravaganze |
regular
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular