extravagant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled extra-vagant

US /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/ UK /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
lacking restraint in spending or excess; immoderate

They threw an extravagant party with hundreds of guests.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · lacking restraint in... lavish excessive immoderate profligate wasteful exorbitant prodigal

Opposites

frugal thrifty economical moderate restrained

Word family

Derived forms extravagantly extravagance extravagancy

Related forms extravaganzavagary vagrant

Common collocations

extravagant praise Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Medieval Latin extravagantem ('wandering outside, straying'), present participle of extravagari, from Latin extra ('outside') + vagari ('to wander').

extravagari la-med vagari Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# extravagant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/

## Meanings
1. lacking restraint in spending or excess; immoderate

## Examples
- They threw an extravagant party with hundreds of guests.

## Synonyms
- lavish
- excessive
- immoderate
- profligate
- wasteful
- exorbitant
- prodigal

## Antonyms
- frugal
- thrifty
- economical
- moderate
- restrained

## Derived Forms
- extravagantly
- extravagance
- extravagancy

## Related Forms
- extravaganza
- vagary
- vagrant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: extravagari
- Root: vagari

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin extravagantem ('wandering outside, straying'), present participle of extravagari, from Latin extra ('outside') + vagari ('to wander').

## AI Etymology
Extravagant is from Medieval Latin extravagantem ('wandering outside, straying'), present participle of extravagari, from Latin extra ('outside') + vagari ('to wander'). In present-day use, it means lacking restraint in spending or excess; immoderate. Derived formations include extravagantly, extravagance, and extravagancy. Related vocabulary includes extravaganza, vagary, and vagrant.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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