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extravagant

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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.

[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.]

ex·trava·gant·ly adv.

extravagant
Adjective
1. spending more than is reasonable or affordable
2. costing more than is reasonable or affordable: an extravagant gift
3. going beyond usual or reasonable limits: extravagant expectations
4. (of behaviour or gestures) extreme, esp. in order to make a particular impression: an extravagant display of affection
5. very elaborate and impressive: extravagant costumes [Latin extra beyond + vagari to wander]
extravagance n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.extravagant - unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
unrestrained - not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"
2.extravagant - recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"
wasteful - tending to squander and waste

extravagant
adjective 2. overpriced, expensive, costly
Translations
extravagant [ɪkˈstrævəgənt] adj (= wasteful) → derrochador(a); [taste, gift] → excesivamente caro; [price] → exorbitante; [praise] → excesivo

extravagant [ɪkˈstrævəgənt] extravagance adjextravagant(e);
(in spending) [person] → prodigue, dépensier/ière: [tastes] → dispendieux/euse

extravagant [ɪksˈtrævəgənt] extravagance adjextravagant;
(tastes, gift) → teuer;
(wasteful) → verschwenderisch;
(praise) → übertrieben;
(ideas) → ausgefallen

extravagant [ɪkˈstrævəgənt] adjstravagante;
(in spending) [person] → prodigo/a: [tastes] → dispendioso/a

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
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 yliampuva excessif מוּגזָם अनियंत्रित pretjeran, neumjeren túlzó berlebih-lebihan fjarstæðukenndur; ÿktur eccessivo とっぴな 터무니없는 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
adv exˈtravagantly
oordadig بِتَبْذير، بإفْراط разточително výstředně ekstravagant; ødselt; overdrevent; vildt; urealistiskt extravagant υπερβολικά de manera exagerada liialdatult بطور افراط آمیز yliampuvasti d'une manière extravagante בְּפַּזרָנוּת फिजूलखर्ची से pretjerano, neumjereno különc(ködő) módon secara boros óhóflega in maniera eccessiva ぜいたくに 지나치게 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
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, ylellisyys dépense excessive בִּזבּוּז רַאֲוותָנִי अतिव्यय neumjerenost, rastrošnost szertelenség; pazarlás pemborosan óhófleg eyðslusemi; óhóf prodigalità, sperpero ぜいたく 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


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