extravagance : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: extravagance	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for extravagance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
extravagance n the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth; "we were surprised by the extravagance of his description" Synonym(s): extravagance, extravagancy the trait of spending extravagantly Synonym(s): extravagance, prodigality, profligacy excessive spending Synonym(s): extravagance, prodigality, lavishness, highlife, high life
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Extravagance \Extrav"agance\, n. [Cf. F. extravagance. See {Extravagant}, and cf. {Extravaganza}.] 1. A wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit. 2. The state of being extravagant, wild, or prodigal beyond bounds of propriety or duty; want of moderation; excess; especially, undue expenditure of money; vaid and superfluous expense; prodigality; as, extravagance of anger, love, expression, imagination, demands. Some verses of my own, Maximin and Almanzor, cry vengeance on me for their extravagance. --Dryden. The income of three dukes was enough to supply her extravagance. --Arbuthnot. Syn: Wildness; irregularity; excess; prodigality; profusion; waste; lavishness; unreasonableness; recklessness.