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extravagance [ɪkˈstrævɪgəns] n
1. excessive outlay of money; wasteful spending 2. immoderate or absurd speech or behaviour ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
extravagance noun 1. overspending, squandering, profusion, profligacy, wastefulness, waste, lavishness, prodigality, improvidence He was accused of gross mismanagement and financial extravagance. 2. luxury, treat, indulgence, extra, frill, nonessential Her only extravagance was shoes. 3. excess, folly, exaggeration, absurdity, recklessness, wildness, dissipation, outrageousness, unreasonableness, preposterousness, immoderation, exorbitance, unrestraint the ridiculous extravagance of his claims Translations extravagance [ɪksˈtrævəgəns] N 1. (= wastefulness) → derroche m, despilfarro m 2. (= indulgence) → extravagancia f buying a yacht is just an extravagance → comprar un yate es una extravagancia I know it's an extravagance, but I love lobster → ya sé que es una extravagancia, pero me encanta la langosta caviare! I'm not used to such extravagance → ¡caviar! no estoy acostumbrada a estos lujos 3. (fig) [of praise] → lo excesivo; [of claim, opinion] → lo extraordinario; [of behaviour, gesture] → lo extravagante extravagance n → Luxus m no pl; (= wastefulness) → Verschwendung f; her extravagance → ihre Verschwendungssucht; if you can’t forgive her little extravagances → wenn Sie es ihr nicht verzeihen können, dass sie sich ab und zu einen kleinen Luxus leistet; the extravagance of her tastes → ihr kostspieliger or teurer Geschmack; the extravagance of her daily life → ihr luxuriöses Alltagsleben; a life of such extravagance → ein derart luxuriöser Lebensstil; the extravagance of a big wedding → der Aufwand einer großen Hochzeitsfeier (= extravagant action or notion) → Extravaganz f extravagance [ɪksˈtrævəgəns] n (excessive spending) → sperpero; (wastefulness) → spreco; (thing bought) → stravaganza extravagance [ɪksˈtrævəgəns] n (excessive spending) → sperpero; (wastefulness) → spreco; (thing bought) → stravaganza How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Gathering in Green River valley Visitings and feastings of leaders Rough wassailing among the trappers Wild blades of the mountains Indian belles Potency of bright beads and red blankets Arrival of supplies Revelry and extravagance Mad wolves The lost Indian He felt shy with her and in his heart he resented her great beauty: she dressed more magnificently than became the wife of a hardworking surgeon; and the charming furniture of her house, the flowers among which she lived even in winter, suggested an extravagance which he deplored. Their ardor alternated between a vague ideal and the common yearning of womanhood; so that the one was disapproved as extravagance, and the other condemned as a lapse. |
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