Extravagant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

recklessly wasteful

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkstɹˈævəɡənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkstɹˈavəɡənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkstɹˈavəɡənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛkstɹˈævəɡənt/.

Examples

extravagant praise
exuberant compliments
overweening ambition

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exuberant profligate prodigal excessive spendthrift overweening

Parts of Speech

adjective	unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings “extravagant praise”
adjective	recklessly wasteful “prodigal in their expenditures”

Word Forms

excessiveness	noun	immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
extravagance	noun	the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
prodigal	noun	a recklessly extravagant consumer
prodigality	noun	excessive spending
profligate	noun	a recklessly extravagant consumer

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

extravagante

desenfrenado, especialmente en lo que respecta a los sentimientos

🇮🇹Italian

stravagante

sfrenato, soprattutto per quanto riguarda i sentimenti

🇵🇹Portuguese

extravagante

desenfreado, especialmente no que diz respeito aos sentimentos

🇷🇺Russian

экстравагантный

несдержанный, особенно в отношении чувств

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फिजूलखर्ची

अनर्गल, विशेषकर भावनाओं के संबंध में

🇧🇩Bengali

অতিরিক্ত

অনিয়ন্ত্রিত, বিশেষ করে অনুভূতির ক্ষেত্রে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடம்பரமான

கட்டுப்பாடற்ற, குறிப்பாக உணர்வுகள் தொடர்பாக

🇮🇳Telugu

విపరీతమైన

అనియంత్రిత, ముఖ్యంగా భావాలకు సంబంధించి

🇮🇳Marathi

उधळपट्टी

अनियंत्रित, विशेषत: भावनांच्या बाबतीत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉડાઉ

અનિયંત્રિત, ખાસ કરીને લાગણીઓના સંદર્ભમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿರಂಜಿತ

ಅನಿಯಂತ್ರಿತ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಭಾವನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിരുകടന്ന

അനിയന്ത്രിതമായ, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വികാരങ്ങളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ

ਬੇਰੋਕ, ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਸੰਬੰਧ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

اسراف

بے لگام، خاص طور پر احساسات کے حوالے سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

靡

无拘无束，尤其是在感情方面

🇯🇵Japanese

贅沢な

特に感情に関しては抑制されない

🇰🇷Korean

기발한

특히 감정과 관련하여 제한되지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngông cuồng

không kiềm chế, đặc biệt là liên quan đến cảm xúc

🇹🇭Thai

ฟุ่มเฟือย

ไม่ถูกจำกัด โดยเฉพาะในเรื่องความรู้สึก

🇮🇩Indonesian

boros

tidak terkendali, terutama yang berkaitan dengan perasaan

🇵🇭Filipino

maluho

hindi napigilan, lalo na tungkol sa mga damdamin

🇲🇾Malay

boros

tidak terkawal, terutamanya berkaitan dengan perasaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

باهظ

غير مقيد، وخاصة فيما يتعلق بالمشاعر

🇮🇷Persian

مسرف

بی بند و باری، به ویژه با توجه به احساسات

🇹🇷Turkish

abartılı

özellikle duygular konusunda sınırsız

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּזבְּזָנִי

חסר מעצורים, במיוחד לגבי רגשות

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The primary meaning of 'extravagant' is 'unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings'.

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