extravagance

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin extra + vagari (“to wander”).

Noun

extravagance (plural extravagances)

1. excessive or superfluous expenditure of money
2. prodigality as in extravagance of anger, love, expression, imagination, or demands.
   • They spared nothing in obtaining extravagances for each other. Everything was lavish and wildly in excess. They were in love!

Synonyms

lavishness profusion wildness irregularity excess

prodigality profusion waste unreasonableness recklessness

Antonyms

• frugality
• economize
• moderation

Translations

excessive expenditure

Greek: χλιδή (el) (khliδí) f. Japanese: 贅沢 (ぜいたく, zeitaku) Polish: ekstrawagancja (pl) f.

Romanian: extravaganță (ro) Scottish Gaelic: ana-caitheamh (gd) m.

prodigality

Dutch: buitensporigheid f.

Scottish Gaelic: ana-caitheamh (gd) m.

Related terms

• extravagantly
• extravaganza
• extravagancy
• extravagancies

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French

Noun

extravagance f. (plural extravagances)

1. extravagance
   • 1837 Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche^{fr.Wikisource}, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:

     Sa curiosité et son extravagance arrivèrent à ce point qu’il vendit plusieurs arpents de bonnes terres à labourer pour acheter des livres de chevalerie à lire.

     His curiosity and his extravagance came to the point that he sold several arpents of good working land to buy books of chivalry to read.