extravagance C1 Topic:Money & Finance US /ɪkˈstɹævəɡən(t)s/ See IPA manual Freq #31275 Meanings 1 noun The spending of much more money than is necessary or wise. The king was famous throughout Europe for his extravagance. 2 noun Something costly and unnecessary that one buys or does. A second holiday this year is an extravagance we can't afford. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the spending of much more... lavishnessprodigalityprofligacy More excessirregularityprofusionrecklessnessunreasonablenesswastewildness ↔ Opposites economizefrugalitymoderation Word family Forms extravagances Related forms extravaganciesextravagancyextravagantlyextravaganzaextravagateextravagation Etymology AI details Borrowed from French extravagance, from Medieval Latin extra + vagor (“to wander”). extra Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # extravagance **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪkˈstɹævəɡən(t)s/ **Frequency rank:** 31275 ## Meanings 1. The spending of much more money than is necessary or wise. 2. Something costly and unnecessary that one buys or does. ## Examples - The king was famous throughout Europe for his extravagance. - A second holiday this year is an extravagance we can't afford. ## Synonyms - excess - irregularity - lavishness - prodigality - profusion - recklessness - unreasonableness - waste - wildness ## Antonyms - economize - frugality - moderation ## Related Forms - extravagancies - extravagancy - extravagantly - extravaganza - extravagate - extravagation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: extra ## Etymology Borrowed from French extravagance, from Medieval Latin extra + vagor (“to wander”). ## AI Etymology Extravagance is borrowed from French extravagance, from Medieval Latin extra + vagor (“to wander”). A key historical form is Medieval Latin extra. In present-day use, it can mean the spending of much more money than is necessary or wise, or something costly and unnecessary that one buys or does. Related words include extravagancies, extravagancy, extravagantly, extravaganza, extravagate. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown