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noun
1.
excessive or unnecessary expenditure or outlay of money.
2.
an instance of this: That sports car is an inexcusable extravagance.
3.
unrestrained or fantastic excess, as of actions or opinions.
4.
an extravagant action, notion, etc.: the extravagances one commits in moments of stress.
Synonyms
3. lavishness, profusion.
3. lavishness, profusion.
Antonyms
1. frugality.
1. frugality.
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Extravagance
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Example Sentences
- The extravagance of dress, which becomes greater from day to day, alarms persons of moderate means.
- The country's military endeavours are marked by memorials of panoramic extravagance.
- Out-of-season produce is an extravagance because it is so energy-intensive to transport it to your kitchen.
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Word Origin & History
extravagance
1640s, from Fr. extravagance, from L.L. extravagantem (see extravagant). Specifically of wasteful spending from 1727.
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