extravagance (redirected from extravagancies)

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.

---

extravagance [ɪkˈstrævɪgəns]

n

1. excessive outlay of money; wasteful spending

2. immoderate or absurd speech or behaviour

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"

---

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 [ɪkˈstrævəgəns] n

(= excessive spending) → dépense f excessive, dépense f exagérée
I was shocked at such extravagance → J'ai été choqué par toutes ces dépenses excessives.

(= thing bought) → folie f
Her only extravagance was horses → Les chevaux étaient la seule folie qu'elle s'autorisait.

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

(of ideas, theories) → Extravaganz f, → Ausgefallenheit f; (of claim, demand) → Übertriebenheit f

(= 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