extravagant

ex·trav·a·gant  (k-strv-gnt)

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.

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[Middle English, unusual, rambling, from Old French, from Medieval Latin extrvagns, extrvagant-, present participle of extrvagr, to wander : Latin extr, outside; see extra- + Latin vagr, to wander.]

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ex·trava·gant·ly adv.

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extravagant [ɪkˈstrævɪgənt]

adj

1. spending money excessively or immoderately

2. going beyond usual bounds; unrestrained extravagant praise

3. ostentatious; showy

4. exorbitant in price; overpriced

[from Medieval Latin extravagāns, from Latin extra- + vagārī to wander]

extravagantly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	extravagant - unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed" overweening, excessive, exuberant unrestrained - not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"
	2.	extravagant - recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" prodigal, profligate, spendthrift wasteful - tending to squander and waste

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extravagant

adjective

1. wasteful, excessive, lavish, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, imprudent, improvident his extravagant lifestyle
wasteful sparing, careful, moderate, sensible, prudent, economical, frugal, thrifty, miserly, tight-fisted (informal)

2. overpriced, expensive, costly Her aunt gave her an uncharacteristically extravagant gift.

3. exorbitant, excessive, steep (informal), unreasonable, inordinate, extortionate hotels charging extravagant prices
exorbitant reasonable, moderate, economical

4. excessive, exaggerated, outrageous, wild, fantastic, absurd, foolish, over the top (slang), unreasonable, preposterous, fanciful, unrestrained, inordinate, outré, immoderate, O.T.T. (slang) He was extravagant in his admiration of Lillie.
excessive conservative, reasonable, moderate, sensible, realistic, restrained, sober, down-to-earth, prudent

5. showy, elaborate, flamboyant, impressive, fancy, flashy, ornate, pretentious, grandiose, gaudy, garish, ostentatious, gee-whizz (slang) The couple wed in extravagant style in 1995.
showy conservative, moderate, restrained, sober

Translations

extravagant [ɪksˈtrævəgənt] ADJ

1. (= wasteful, lavish) [person] → derrochador, despilfarrador; [taste] → caro; [lifestyle] → de muchos lujos; [gift] → caro; [price] → exorbitante, desorbitado
I'd love to go but isn't it a bit extravagant? → me encantaría ir pero ¿no te parece un poco caro? → me encantaría ir pero ¿no te parece una extravagancia?
it was very extravagant of him to buy this ring → se ha pasado comprando este anillo
to be extravagant with electricity/one's money → derrochar electricidad/el dinero

2. (= exaggerated) [praise] → excesivo; [claim, opinion] → extraordinario; [behaviour, person, design] → extravagante; [gesture] → exagerado
to be extravagant in one's praise of sth/sb → excederse elogiando a algo/algn

3. (= odd) → raro, extravagante
you have the most extravagant ideas → se te ocurren unas ideas de lo más extravagantes or raras

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extravagant [ɪkˈstrævəgənt] adj

[person] → prodigue, dépensier/ière

(= expensive) [tastes, lifestyle] → dispendieux/euse; [gift] → somptueux/euse

(= exaggerated) [claim, show] → exagéré(e)

(= unrealistic) [idea] → extravagant(e)

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extravagant

adj

(= wasteful) person → verschwenderisch; taste, habit → teuer; to be extravagant with electricity → verschwenderisch mit Strom umgehen, Strom verschwenden; your extravagant spending habits → deine Angewohnheit, das Geld mit vollen Händen auszugeben; cooking a whole chicken may seem extravagant → es scheint vielleicht übertrieben, ein ganzes Huhn zu kochen; it isn’t really extravagant to rent a car → es ist eigentlich kein Luxus, einen Mietwagen zu nehmen; she judged it unnecessarily extravagant → sie hielt es für einen überflüssigen Luxus

(= lavish) gift, luxury → teuer, extravagant; price → überhöht; lifestyle → aufwendig, aufwändig, luxuriös; party, entertainment → aufwendig, aufwändig; designs, style, dress → ausgefallen, extravagant

(= flamboyant) person → extravagant; behaviour, gesture, praise, contempt, claim, promise → übertrieben; (= absurd) idea, theory → abwegig; to be extravagant in one’s praise of somebody/something → jdn/etw übertrieben loben; an obituary extravagant in its praise → ein Nachruf voller übertriebener Bewunderung

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extravagant [ɪksˈtrævəgənt] adj → stravagante; (spending, claim, opinion) → eccessivo/a; (lavish, person) → prodigo/a; (tastes) → dispendioso/a; (exaggerated, praise) → esagerato/a; (prices) → esorbitante
don't be extravagant with the butter → non esagerare con il burro

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extravagant [ɪksˈtrævəgənt] adj → stravagante; (spending, claim, opinion) → eccessivo/a; (lavish, person) → prodigo/a; (tastes) → dispendioso/a; (exaggerated, praise) → esagerato/a; (prices) → esorbitante
don't be extravagant with the butter → non esagerare con il burro

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extravagant

adj extravagant [ikˈstrӕvəgənt]

1 using or spending too much; wasteful He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy. spandabel, uitspattig مُبَذِّر разточителен marnotratný ekstravagant; ødsel verschwenderisch σπάταλος derrochador, despilfarrador pillav اسراف آمیز؛ ولخرج tuhlaavainen dépensier; gaspilleur בַּזבזָנִי अत्यधिक, फिजूलखर्ची rastrošan szertelen boros eyðslusamur; óhóflegur dispendioso 浪費的な 낭비하는 išlaidus izšķērdīgs; ekstravagants boros verkwistend råflott, ødsel, ekstravagant rozrzutny extravagante cheltuitor, risipitor расточительный márnotratný zapravljiv ekstravagantan extravagant, slösaktig ฟุ่มเฟือย müsrif, savurgan 浪費的 марнотратний ضرورت سے زیادہ خرچ کرنے والا phung phí 浪费的

2 (of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great extravagant praise. oordrewe مُفْرِط прекомерен přehnaný overdreven; vild; urealistisk übertrieben υπερβολικός extravagante, exagerado liialdatud بیش از حد؛ افراط آمیز suurellinen excessif מוּגזָם अनियंत्रित pretjeran, neumjeren túlzó berlebih-lebihan fjarstæðukenndur; ÿktur eccessivo とっぴな 도를 지나친 perdėtas pārmērīgs berlebih-lebihan buitensporig overdrevet, overspent przesadny extravagante exagerat излишний prehnaný pretiran ekstravagantan överdriven, omåttlig มากเกินไป abartılı 過度的 непомірний, надмірний غیر معتدل vô lí 过度的

adv exˈtravagantly

oordadig بِتَبْذير، بإفْراط разточително výstředně ekstravagant; ødselt; overdrevent; vildt; urealistiskt extravagant υπερβολικά de manera exagerada liialdatult بطور افراط آمیز suurellisesti d'une manière extravagante בְּפַּזרָנוּת फिजूलखर्ची से pretjerano, neumjereno különc(ködő) módon secara boros óhóflega in maniera eccessiva ぜいたくに 낭비적으로 ekstravagantiškai izšķērdīgi; pārmērīgi; ekstravaganti dengan berlebih-lebihan buitensporig råflott, ekstravagant rozrzutnie, ekstrawagancko extravagantemente excesiv (de) расточительно; излишне výstredne zapravljivo ekstravagantno extravagant, slösaktigt อย่างฟุ่มเฟือย müsrifçe 過分地 непомірно, надмірно مسرفانہ một cách vô lý 过分地

n exˈtravagance

His wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance. buitensporigheid تَبْذير، إفْراط разточителство marnotratnost ekstravagance; luksus die Verschwendung σπατάλη, υπερβολή derroche pillavus ولخرجی؛ اسراف tuhlaavaisuus dépense excessive בִּזבּוּז רַאֲוותָנִי अतिव्यय neumjerenost, rastrošnost szertelenség; pazarlás pemborosan óhófleg eyðslusemi; óhóf prodigalità, sperpero ぜいたく 낭비, 사치 išlaidumas, prabanga ekstravagance; izšķērdība; pārmērība pemborosan verkwisting råflotthet, ødselhet, ekstravaganse rozrzutność extravagância chel­tuieli excesive; extravaganţă расточительность; излишество márnotratnosť zapravljivost; potratnost ekstravagancija extravagans ความฟุ่มเฟือย müsriflik 奢侈 марнотратство فضول خرچی sự phung phí 奢侈

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extravagant → مسرف rozhazovačný ekstravagant verschwenderisch σπάταλος extravagante ylellinen extravagant ekstravagantan stravagante 浪費する 낭비하는 extravagant råflott ekstrawagancki extravagante экстравагантный extravagant ฟุ่มเฟือย savruk hoang phí 奢侈的