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- DictionaryEx·trav·a·gant/ikˈstravəɡ(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. lacking restraint in spending money or using resources: "it was rather extravagant to buy both"
The meaning of EXTRAVAGANT is exceeding the limits of reason or necessity. How to use extravagant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Extravagant.
EXTRAVAGANT definition: 1. spending too much money, or using too much of something: 2. extreme and unreasonable: 3…. Learn more.
exceeding the bounds of reason, as actions, demands, opinions, or passions. Synonyms: preposterous, absurd, wild, fantastic, unrestrained, unreasonable. Antonyms: reasonable. going beyond what is deserved or justifiable: extravagant praise. Obsolete. wandering beyond bounds.
EXTRAVAGANT meaning: 1. spending too much money, or using too much of something: 2. extreme and unreasonable: 3…. Learn more.
Synonyms for EXTRAVAGANT: wasteful, generous, profligate, lavish, prodigal, spendthrift, unthrifty, philanthropical; Antonyms of EXTRAVAGANT: economical, frugal, thrifty, cheap, parsimonious, conserving, stingy, miserly
If you’re prone to lavish behavior or spending, you’re extravagant. It’s an adjective associated with extremes, sometimes even to the point of absurdity. Fees at a bank can be extravagant, and so can a person who insists on drinking only bottled French mineral water out of a golden chalice.
adjective. /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/. /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/. spending a lot more money or using a lot more of something than you can afford or than is necessary. I felt very extravagant spending £200 on a dress. She's got very extravagant tastes.
Something that is extravagant costs more money than you can afford or uses more of something than is reasonable. Her Aunt Sallie gave her an uncharacteristically extravagant gift. Baking a whole cheese in pastry may seem extravagant.
EXTRAVAGANT meaning: 1. costing too much or spending a lot more money than you need to: 2. too unusual and extreme to…. Learn more.
Extravagant Definition. Going beyond reasonable limits; excessive or unrestrained. Extravagant demands. Unreasonably high in cost; exorbitant. Extravagant fees. Straying beyond bounds; wandering. Too ornate or showy. Extravagant designs. Costing or spending too much; wasteful.
