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- pronunciation:
- ihk
strae
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gnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
spending excessively or imprudently, or characterized by such spending.
They were an extravagant couple who enjoyed throwing lavish parties.My parents think I'm extravagant with my money.His extravagant lifestyle came to an end when he lost his money due to a risky investment.- synonyms:
- prodigal, profligate, spendthrift
- antonyms:
- economical, frugal, thrifty
- similar words:
- improvident, lavish, unthrifty, wasteful
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| definition 2: |
excessive in cost; exorbitant.
It's a lovely ring, but isn't it a bit extravagant?- synonyms:
- exorbitant, steep
- antonyms:
- cheap, reasonable
- similar words:
- costly, dear, expensive, fancy, unreasonable
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| definition 3: |
beyond what is reasonable or warranted.
She lavished extravagant praise on him, which caused him a great deal of embarrassment.- synonyms:
- excessive, immoderate, inordinate, profuse, unreasonable
- antonyms:
- economical, moderate, reasonable
- similar words:
- exorbitant, generous, lavish, unwarranted, wild
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| related words: |
copious, effusive, extreme, exuberant, fancy, fantastic, gallant, grandiose, luxurious, openhanded, profuse, sensational, steep, stiff, valuable, wild |
adverb + (adj.)extravagant
bit, most, rather, somewhat, wildly
(adj.)extravagant
+ noun
amenity,
architecture,
arrangement,
beauty,
cake,
ceremony,
claim,
clothes,
clothing,
consumption,
costume,
creation,
description,
dinner,
display,
dress,
era,
excess,
expectation,
expense,
fabric,
feast,
feather,
flower,
gesture,
gift,
gold,
gown,
habit,
hat,
headquarters,
horn,
interior,
item,
lifestyle,
makeup,
meal,
menu,
monument,
mustache,
necklace,
outfit,
palace,
pay,
payment,
portrait,
praise,
prediction,
present,
promise,
purchase,
rhetoric,
salary,
scheme,
shopping,
spectacle,
spender,
spending,
style,
sum,
tail,
tale,
taste,
theater,
treat,
wedding,
welcome,
winner
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| derivations: |
extravagantly (adv.), extravagantness (n.) |
The word extravagant
contains the following parts:
extr-, extra-, exter-
Latin
prefix
that means on the outside, beyond
  More about this word part:
In Latin, "extrem" is the superlative form of "exter," just as in English "most" is the superlative form of "more." "Extrem," which is the basis of the basis of the English word "extreme
" and its derivations, thus means "most outside" or "most beyond."
Example words:
external, extracurricular, extraneous, extraordinary, extrapolate, extrasensory, extraterrestrial, extravagant, extreme, extremism, extremity, extrorse
- synonyms:
- ec, ect, ecto, exo-, ex-
vag
Latin
root
that means wander
Example words:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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