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Extravagance meaning

  1. Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
  2. Prodigality, as of anger, love, expression, imagination, or demands.
  3. Something extravagant; something done out of extravagance.

Synonyms of Extravagance

prodigality wastefulness waste high life highlife lavishness shortsightedness improvidence profligacy inordinateness excessiveness excess extravagancy dissipation

Using Extravagance

  • The main meaning on this page is: Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money. | Prodigality, as of anger, love, expression, imagination, or demands. | Something extravagant; something done out of extravagance.
  • Useful related words include: prodigality, wastefulness, waste, high life.
  • In the example corpus, extravagance often appears in combinations such as: extravagance and, and extravagance, the extravagance.

Context around Extravagance

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Extravagance

  • In this selection, "extravagance" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, vanity, embrace, muddle, individualism and leads stand out and add context to how "extravagance" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and that extravagance is our and creativity and extravagance with carefully. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "extravagance" sits close to words such as abstractions, accosted and adair, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with extravagance

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

We do, however, have one huge, fluffy one, acquired in a fit of uncharacteristic extravagance. (15 words)

Yes, it’s a bit of an extravagance, but I love my big-screen Kindle scribe. (16 words)

Vanity, extravagance, individualism In Europe and America, purple is the color most associated with vanity, extravagance, and individualism. (18 words)

In an interview with ahead of Monday night’s gala, the 27-year-old alluded to the extravagance of the number, calling it “big” – “but we like big, don’t we?” the cheeky star addressed Valentino’s creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli. (41 words)

Up until this point, Gunzburg had lived a life of extravagance and leisure, attending and hosting lavish parties, enchanting guests with his skills as a dancer and raconteur, and rubbing shoulders with all the right people. (36 words)

According to Malema, a reliable source told him that an instruction was given to conduct an investigation into all the guests who attended the EFF's gala dinner due to extravagance and flamboyance displayed. (34 words)

More to the point, do we agree that “the aesthetic resides in excess and aimlessness,” and that extravagance is “our human due”? (22 words)

Example sentences (20)

Vanity, extravagance, individualism In Europe and America, purple is the color most associated with vanity, extravagance, and individualism.

According to Malema, a reliable source told him that an instruction was given to conduct an investigation into all the guests who attended the EFF's gala dinner due to extravagance and flamboyance displayed.

Dante embodies everything Dominic is not, and his penchant for extravagance leads him to make audacious moves to obliterate his adversary.

Forget the working stadia already in place; the fact that Tasmania was receiving the 19th license to play in the AFL and AFL Women’s League necessitated the extravagance of a spanking new facility.

In an interview with ahead of Monday night’s gala, the 27-year-old alluded to the extravagance of the number, calling it “big” – “but we like big, don’t we?” the cheeky star addressed Valentino’s creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli.

In the midst of the disarray, it somehow succeeds in emphasizing both the film’s extravagance and its sincerity.

Up until this point, Gunzburg had lived a life of extravagance and leisure, attending and hosting lavish parties, enchanting guests with his skills as a dancer and raconteur, and rubbing shoulders with all the right people.

Westerns are known for mythologizing historical figures, but "Tombstone" and "Bone Tomahawk" brings the Western down to sandy earth, even if they both still embrace extravagance in the end.

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Yes, it’s a bit of an extravagance, but I love my big-screen Kindle scribe.

You’ve been through muddle, extravagance and deception often enough in the past not to want to experience more of the same now.

Across the country, a Korean wave of fine dining is marked by creativity and extravagance, with carefully plated dishes that feature caviar and truffles alongside fermented bean paste and kimchi.

For Yuka Noda, the artist behind “Karibu no Yume,” it stands as her only solo album and a summation of her musical interests from Japan’s economic bubble era, a time of carefree extravagance.

Michael continued to live in extravagance, and appeared in court over 30 times, mostly arriving in sports cars and drinking booze.

More to the point, do we agree that “the aesthetic resides in excess and aimlessness,” and that extravagance is “our human due”?

The Ambani family’s penchant for opulence and extravagance was on full display at the pre-wedding gala in London, where no expense was spared to ensure a memorable celebration for their loved ones.

With a hint of extravagance and a dash of practicality, luxury vinyl tiles allow you to style your way into easy living.

Not to be outdone by their own extravagance, the band is now back with an even stranger music video for the cover.

There are rich color effects without gaudiness, deft artistic touches without ostentation, a wealth of painting and statuary without extravagance.

Walter Mercado was a beloved gender non-conforming astrologer that mesmerized 120 million Latino viewers with his extravagance and positivity.

We do, however, have one huge, fluffy one, acquired in a fit of uncharacteristic extravagance.

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Common combinations with extravagance

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "extravagance" in a sentence?
An example: "Vanity, extravagance, individualism In Europe and America, purple is the color most associated with vanity, extravagance, and individualism." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "extravagance" from authentic English texts.
What does "extravagance" mean?
Extravagance means: Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
What are synonyms of "extravagance"?
Common synonyms of "extravagance" include: prodigality, wastefulness, waste, high life, highlife, lavishness, shortsightedness, improvidence. Plus 6 more synonyms.
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