Extravagance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth

the trait of spending extravagantly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkstɹˈævəɡəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkstɹˈavəɡəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkstɹˈavəɡəns/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛkstɹˈævəɡəns/.

Examples

we were surprised by the extravagance of his description

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lavishness prodigality high life profligacy highlife extravagancy

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth “we were surprised by the extravagance of his description”
noun	the trait of spending extravagantly
noun	excessive spending

Word Forms

extravagant	adjective	unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
prodigal	adjective	recklessly wasteful
lavish	adjective	very generous

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Extravaganz

die Qualität, die angemessenen Grenzen des Anstands, der Wahrscheinlichkeit oder der Wahrheit zu überschreiten

🇪🇸Spanish

extravagancia

la cualidad de exceder los límites apropiados de decoro o probabilidad o verdad

🇮🇹Italian

stravaganza

la qualità di eccedere i limiti adeguati del decoro o della probabilità o della verità

🇳🇱Dutch

extravagantie

de kwaliteit van het overschrijden van de juiste grenzen van decorum, waarschijnlijkheid of waarheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

extravagância

a qualidade de exceder os limites apropriados de decoro, probabilidade ou verdade

🇷🇺Russian

расточительность

качество превышения соответствующих пределов приличия, вероятности или правды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपव्यय

मर्यादा या संभाव्यता या सत्य की उचित सीमा को पार करने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

বাড়াবাড়ি

সাজসজ্জা বা সম্ভাবনা বা সত্যের উপযুক্ত সীমা অতিক্রম করার গুণমান

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊதாரித்தனம்

அலங்காரம் அல்லது நிகழ்தகவு அல்லது உண்மையின் பொருத்தமான வரம்புகளை மீறும் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుబారా

అలంకరణ లేదా సంభావ్యత లేదా సత్యం యొక్క తగిన పరిమితులను అధిగమించే నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

उधळपट्टी

सजावट किंवा संभाव्यता किंवा सत्याची योग्य मर्यादा ओलांडण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉડાઉ

સજાવટ અથવા સંભાવના અથવા સત્યની યોગ્ય મર્યાદાને ઓળંગવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುಂದುಗಾರಿಕೆ

ಅಲಂಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಭವನೀಯತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸತ್ಯದ ಸೂಕ್ತ ಮಿತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಮೀರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിതാവേശം

അലങ്കാരത്തിൻ്റെയോ പ്രോബബിലിറ്റിയുടെയോ സത്യത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഉചിതമായ പരിധികൾ കവിയുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਾਲਤੂਤਾ

ਸਜਾਵਟ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਚਾਈ ਦੀਆਂ ਉਚਿਤ ਸੀਮਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اسراف

سجاوٹ یا امکان یا سچائی کی مناسب حد سے تجاوز کرنے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奢侈

超出礼节、概率或真理的适当限度的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

浪費

礼儀、可能性、または真実の適切な限界を超える性質

🇰🇷Korean

사치

예의 또는 개연성 또는 진실의 적절한 한계를 초과하는 품질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự xa hoa

chất lượng vượt quá giới hạn thích hợp của trang trí hoặc xác suất hoặc sự thật

🇹🇭Thai

ความฟุ่มเฟือย

คุณภาพของการเกินขีดจำกัดที่เหมาะสมของมารยาทหรือความน่าจะเป็นหรือความจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemborosan

kualitas melampaui batas kesopanan atau probabilitas atau kebenaran

🇵🇭Filipino

pagmamalabis

ang kalidad ng paglampas sa naaangkop na mga limitasyon ng kagandahang-asal o probabilidad o katotohanan

🇲🇾Malay

berlebih-lebihan

kualiti melebihi had kesopanan atau kebarangkalian atau kebenaran yang sesuai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإسراف

نوعية تجاوز الحدود المناسبة من اللياقة أو الاحتمال أو الحقيقة

🇮🇷Persian

اسراف

کیفیت فراتر رفتن از حدود مناسب آراستگی یا احتمال یا حقیقت

🇹🇷Turkish

savurganlık

uygun edep veya olasılık veya doğruluk sınırlarını aşma kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פַּזְרָנוּת

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