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extravagant

  (ĭk-străv'ə-gənt) pronunciation
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 extrāvagāns, extrāvagant-, present participle of extrāvagārī, to wander : Latin extrā, outside; see extra– + Latin vagārī, to wander.]

extravagantly ex·trav'a·gant·ly adv.
 
 
Thesaurus: extravagant

adjective

  1. Characterized by excessive or imprudent spending: lavish, prodigal, profligate, profuse, spendthrift, wasteful. See careful/careless, excess/insufficiency/enough, save/waste.
  2. Exceeding a normal or reasonable limit: excessive, exorbitant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, overabundant, overmuch, undue. See excess/insufficiency/enough.
  3. Given to or marked by unrestrained abundance: exuberant, lavish, lush1, luxuriant, opulent, prodigal, profuse, riotous, superabundant. See big/small/amount, excess/insufficiency/enough.

 
Antonyms: extravagant

adj

Definition: indulgent, wasteful
Antonyms: close, economical, moderate, provident, reasonable, saving, stingy, thrifty, unpretentious


 
Word Tutor: extravagant
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Spending more than one can afford or more than is necessary.

pronunciation It was extravagant to buy three candy bars when you should eat only one.

 
Misspellings: extravagant

Common misspelling(s) of extravagant

  • extravagent

 
Translations: Translations for: Extravagant

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ekstravagant, overdådig, overdreven

Nederlands (Dutch)
buitensporig, extravagant, zeer duur, spilziek

Français (French)
adj. - extravagant, dépensier, dispendieux, exagéré (des opinions), outré (un éloge), exorbitant (des prix), excentrique (un vêtement)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - extravagant, übertrieben, verschwenderisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακραίος, υπερβολικός, εξωφρενικός, παράλογος, σπάταλος, πολυδάπανος

Italiano (Italian)
smodato, eccessivo, stravagante, spendaccione, esorbitante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - extravagante, excessivo

Русский (Russian)
экстравагантный, непомерный, расточительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - extravagante, dispendioso, de lujo, malgastador, derrochador, pródigo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - överdådig, extravagans, slösaktig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
奢侈的, 浪费的, 挥霍无度的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 奢侈的, 浪費的, 揮霍無度的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 낭비하는, 엉뚱한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 浪費する, 贅沢な, 過度の, とっぴな, 法外な, 途方もない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مبذر, مسرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פזרני, בזבזן, מוגזם, לא מרוסן, יקר, לא הגיוני‬


 
 

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