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... lavishness prodigality profligacy

More excess irregularity profusion recklessness unreasonableness waste wildness

Opposites

economize frugality moderation

Word family

Forms extravagances

Related forms extravaganciesextravagancy extravagantlyextravaganzaextravagateextravagation

Etymology

Borrowed from French extravagance, from Medieval Latin extra + vagor (“to wander”).

extra Latin

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Topics

Money & Finance

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# 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

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