extravagancy
- noun
- /ɪkˈstrævəɡənsi/
- Archaic
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extravagancia
- Her extravagancy in spending left us all shocked.
Examples
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Her extravagancy in storytelling often amused her friends.
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Critics noted the extravagancy of the design, calling it unnecessarily ornate.
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The extravagancy of his claims made them hard to believe.
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The extravagancies of the wealthy elite are often criticized.
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Her extravagancy made the wedding decorations stand out with vibrant colors and lavish designs.
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The artist's extravagancy in her latest painting left critics astonished by its bold use of colors.
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Many found his spending habits an extravagancy, often going beyond what was necessary for daily living.
Synonyms
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Being more extreme than normal in words or actions
An amount or level much higher than reasonable
Antonyms
How Excessive
Surface Forms
Morphology
extravagancy = extravagant (transparent) = extra + vag + ancy
The noun is transparently formed from the adjective 'extravagant' with a standard noun-forming suffix, with only minor orthographic variation in spelling.
Etymology
Extravagancy comes from Latin parts extra ('outside') and vagari ('to wander'). It originally meant 'wandering outside the limits', which is why extravagancy now describes actions or ideas that go beyond what is reasonable or that are too showy.