extravagance

ex·trav·a·gance  (k-strv-gns)

n.

1. The quality of being extravagant.

2. Immoderate expense or display.

3. Something extravagant. See Synonyms at luxury.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	extravagance - the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth; "we were surprised by the extravagance of his description" extravagancy excessiveness, inordinateness, excess - immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
	2.	extravagance - the trait of spending extravagantly prodigality, profligacy improvidence, shortsightedness - a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
	3.	extravagance - excessive spending high life, highlife, lavishness, prodigality waste, wastefulness, dissipation - useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"

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extravagance

noun 1. overspending, squandering, profusion, profligacy, wastefulness, waste, lavishness, prodigality, improvidence

2. luxury, treat, indulgence, extra, frill, nonessential

noun 3. excess, folly, exaggeration, absurdity, recklessness, wildness, dissipation, outrageousness, unreasonableness, preposterousness, immoderation, exorbitance, unrestraint

Translations

extravagance [ɪkˈstrævəgəns] n (= excessive spending) → derroche m (= thing bought); extravagancia

extravagance [ɪkˈstrævəgəns] n (= excessive spending) → prodigalités fpl (= thing bought); folie f, dépense excessive

extravagance [ɪksˈtrævəgəns] n (no pl) → Verschwendungssucht f;

(example of spending) → Luxus m

extravagance [ɪkˈstrævəgəns] n (= excessive spending) → sperpero (= thing bought); stravaganza