extravagant

Intermediatezipf 3.40

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/(ik-STRAV-uh-gunt)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

奢侈的；铺张的；过度的

Definition

Spending or costing more than is necessary or reasonable; excessively elaborate.

Word family

  • extravagance/ɪkˈstrævəɡəns/(n)奢侈
  • extravagantly/ɪkˈstrævəɡəntli/(adv)奢侈地

Collocations

  • extravagant lifestyle
  • extravagant spending
  • extravagant claims
  • extravagant gift

Examples

  1. 1.Their extravagant wedding cost over half a million dollars. (lavish, excessive)
  2. 2.His extravagant claims about the product turned out to be false. (exaggerated)

Synonyms

  • lavish/ˈlævɪʃ/— sumptuously abundant
  • excessive/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/— beyond reasonable limits
  • opulent/ˈɒpjʊlənt/— luxuriously rich

Etymology

extra- (beyond) + vagari (to wander) — wandering beyond reasonable limits