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extravagance

[ ik-strav-uh-guhns ]

noun

  1. excessive or unnecessary expenditure or outlay of money.

    Antonyms:

  2. an instance of this:

    That sports car is an inexcusable extravagance.

  3. unrestrained or fantastic excess, as of actions or opinions.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. an extravagant action, notion, etc.:

    the extravagances one commits in moments of stress.



extravagance

/ ɪ°ìˈ²õ³Ù°ù汹əɡə²Ô²õ /

noun

  1. excessive outlay of money; wasteful spending
  2. immoderate or absurd speech or behaviour
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of extravagance1

1635–45; < French, Middle French; extravagant, -ance
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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.

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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.

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Xocolatl “was mostly an upper-class extravagance, although the lower classes enjoyed it occasionally at weddings or other celebrations,†according to History.

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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?

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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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