EXTRAVAGANCE


Meaning of EXTRAVAGANCE in English

ikˈstravə̇gən(t)s, ek-, -vēg- noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, from Middle French, from extravagant

1. obsolete : a wandering away from a set course : deviation

2.

a. : an instance of excess or prodigality

have never observed any of the extravagances of a lover in your conduct — G.B.Shaw

especially : a very great or excessive outlay of money or other resources

living simply and avoiding extravagance

b. : something that is extravagant

that coat is an extravagance you can't afford

3. : the quality, condition, or fact of being extravagant : excess or prodigality

living in idle extravagance

words that to some might seem wild, even insane in their extravagance — W.H.Hudson †1922

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.