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extravagance

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ik-ˈstra-vi-gən(t)s\
    • /ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ik-ˈstra-vi-gən(t)s\

Definitions of extravagance word

  • noun extravagance Lack of restraint in spending money or use of resources. 1
  • noun extravagance excessive spending 1
  • noun extravagance luxury 1
  • uncountable noun extravagance Extravagance is the spending of more money than is reasonable or than you can afford. 0
  • countable noun extravagance An extravagance is something that you spend money on but cannot really afford. 0
  • noun extravagance excessive outlay of money; wasteful spending 0
See all 12 definitions of extravagance

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Parts of speech for Extravagance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Extravagance

extravagance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for extravagance

noun extravagance

  • profligacy — shameless dissoluteness.
  • wastefulness — given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: wasteful methods; a wasteful way of life.
  • excessiveness — The property of being excessive.
  • lavishness — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
  • prodigality — the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending.
All 33 Synonyms of extravagance

Antonyms for extravagance

noun extravagance

  • prudence — a female given name.
  • essential — Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
  • economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
  • frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
  • moderation — the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
All 9 Antonyms of extravagance

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