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extravagance
[ ik-strav-uh-guhns ]
noun
- excessive or unnecessary expenditure or outlay of money.
Antonyms:
- an instance of this:
That sports car is an inexcusable extravagance.
- unrestrained or fantastic excess, as of actions or opinions.
Synonyms: ,
- an extravagant action, notion, etc.:
the extravagances one commits in moments of stress.
extravagance
/ ɪ°ìˈ²õ³Ù°ù汹əɡə²Ô²õ /
noun
- excessive outlay of money; wasteful spending
- immoderate or absurd speech or behaviour
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of extravagance1
Example Sentences
An opera disguised as an oratorio to get around the church’s ban on profane opera, the impolitic work about past and present is formed as the conflict between extravagance and sanctity.
Now, this is a four-star Midwest Ritz, so it doesn’t have the same level of detail, spa offerings or extravagance as a five-star location, but it’s likely the best hotel in the area.
Xocolatl “was mostly an upper-class extravagance, although the lower classes enjoyed it occasionally at weddings or other celebrations,†according to History.
Is this secret slayer a cynic who hates the love that Valentine’s Day stands for, or a purist who hates the commericalized extravagance it’s become?
No less a logistical feat than an artistic achievement, the charity single to end all charity singles plays today like a handmade supercut of ’80s-era extravagance.
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