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ex·trav·a·gant    Audio Help   [ik-strav-uh-guhnt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful: an extravagant shopper.
2.excessively high: extravagant expenses; extravagant prices.
3.exceeding the bounds of reason, as actions, demands, opinions, or passions.
4.going beyond what is deserved or justifiable: extravagant praise.
5.Obsolete. wandering beyond bounds.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < ML extrāvagant- (s. of extrāvagāns), prp. of extrāvagārī, equiv. to extrā- extra- + vagārī to wander]

ex·trav·a·gant·ly, adverb
ex·trav·a·gant·ness, noun

1. imprudent, spendthrift, prodigal. 2. immoderate, excessive, inordinate. 3. unreasonable, unrestrained, fantastic, wild, absurd, preposterous.
1. prudent, thrifty. 2. moderate. 3. reasonable.
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ex·trav·a·gant    Audio Help   (ĭk-strāv'ə-gənt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Given to lavish or imprudent expenditure: extravagant members of the imperial court.
  2. Exceeding reasonable bounds: extravagant demands. See Synonyms at excessive.
  3. Extremely abundant; profuse: extravagant vegetation.
  4. Unreasonably high; exorbitant: extravagant fees.
  5. Archaic Straying beyond limits or bounds; wandering.


[Middle English, unusual, rambling, from Old French, from Medieval Latin extrāvagāns, extrāvagant-, present participle of extrāvagārī, to wander : Latin extrā, outside; see extra- + Latin vagārī, to wander.]

ex·trav'a·gant·ly adv.
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extravagant 
1387, from M.L. extravagantem, originally a word in Canon Law for uncodified papal decrees, prp. of extravagari "wander outside or beyond," from L. extra "outside of" + vagari "wander, roam." Extended sense of "excessive, extreme" first recorded 1599; that of "wasteful, lavish" 1711. Extravaganza is a 1754 borrowing of the It. version of the word, meaning "peculiar behavior" at first; sense of "fantastic performance" is 1794.

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extravagant

adjective
1. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed" [syn: excessive
2. recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" 

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extravagant1 [ikˈstrӕvəgənt] adjective
using or spending too much; wasteful
Example: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy
Arabic: مُبَذِّر
Chinese (Simplified): 浪费的
Chinese (Traditional): 浪費的
Czech: marnotratný
Danish: ekstravagant; ødsel
Dutch: verkwistend
Estonian: pillav
Finnish: tuhlaavainen
French: dépensier; gaspilleur
German: verschwenderisch
Greek: σπάταλος
Hungarian: szertelen
Icelandic: eyðslusamur; óhóflegur
Indonesian: boros
Italian: dispendioso
Japanese: 浪費的な
Korean: 낭비하는
Latvian: izšķērdīgs; ekstravagants
Lithuanian: išlaidus
Norwegian: råflott, ødsel, ekstravagant
Polish: rozrzutny
Portuguese (Brazil): gastador, extravagante
Portuguese (Portugal): extravagante
Romanian: cheltuitor, risipitor
Russian: расточительный
Slovak: márnotratný
Slovenian: zapravljiv
Spanish: derrochador, despilfarrador
Swedish: extravagant, slösaktig
Turkish: müsrif, savurgan
extravagant2 [ikˈstrӕvəgənt] adjective
(of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great
Example: extravagant praise
Arabic: مُفْرِط
Chinese (Simplified): 过度的
Chinese (Traditional): 過度的
Czech: přehnaný
Danish: overdreven; vild; urealistisk
Dutch: buitensporig
Estonian: liialdatud
Finnish: yliampuva
French: excessif
German: übertrieben
Greek: υπερβολικός
Hungarian: túlzó
Icelandic: fjarstæðukenndur; ÿktur
Indonesian: berlebih-lebihan
Italian: eccessivo
Japanese: とっぴな
Korean: 터무니없는
Latvian: pārmērīgs
Lithuanian: perdėtas
Norwegian: overdrevet, overspent
Polish: przesadny
Portuguese (Brazil): excessivo
Portuguese (Portugal): extravagante
Romanian: exagerat
Russian: излишний
Slovak: prehnaný
Slovenian: pretiran
Spanish: extravagante, exagerado
Swedish: överdriven, omåttlig
Turkish: abartılı
See also: extravagance

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Extravagant

Ex*trav"a*gance\, n. [Cf. F. extravagance. See Extravagant, and cf. Extravaganza.]

1. A wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit.

2. The state of being extravagant, wild, or prodigal beyond bounds of propriety or duty; want of moderation; excess; especially, undue expenditure of money; vaid and superfluous expense; prodigality; as, extravagance of anger, love, expression, imagination, demands.

Some verses of my own, Maximin and Almanzor, cry vengeance on me for their extravagance. --Dryden.

The income of three dukes was enough to supply her extravagance. --Arbuthnot.

Syn: Wildness; irregularity; excess; prodigality; profusion; waste; lavishness; unreasonableness; recklessness.
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Extravagant

Ex*trav"a*gant\, a. [F. extravagant, fr. L. extra on the outside + vagans, -antis, p. pr. of vagari to wander, from vagus wandering, vague. See Vague.]

1. Wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign. [Obs.]

The extravagant and erring spirit hies To his confine. --Shak.

2. Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse.

There appears something nobly wild and extravagant in great natural geniuses. --Addison.

3. Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful; as, an extravagant man. "Extravagant expense." --Bancroft.
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