What does Extravagant mean?
Definitions for Extravagant
ɪkˈstræv ə gəntex·trav·a·gant
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Princeton's WordNet
excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweeningadjective
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
"extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthriftadjective
recklessly wasteful
"prodigal in their expenditures"
Wiktionary
extravagantadjective
exceeding the bounds of something
extravagantadjective
extreme
extravagantadjective
exorbitant
Etymology: From and extravagant, from extravagans, past participle of extravagari, from extra + vagari.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
EXTRAVAGANTadjective
Etymology: extravagans, Latin.
At his warning
The extravagant and erring spirit hies
To his confine. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.I dare not ask for what you would not grant:
But wishes, madam, are extravagant;
They are not bounded with things possible;
I may wish more than I presume to tell. John Dryden, Aurengz.Twenty constitutions of pope John XXII. are called the extravagants; for that they being written in no order or method, vagantu extra corpus collectionum canonum. John Ayliffe, Parer.
For a dance they seem’d
Somewhat extravagant, and wild. John Milton, Paradise Lost.There appears something nobly wild and extravagant in great natural geniuses, infinitely more beautiful than turn and polishing. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 160.
New ideas employed my fancy all night, and composed a wild extravagant dream. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
An extravagant man, who has nothing else to recommend him but a false generosity, is often more beloved than a person of a much more finished character, who is defective in this particular. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 243.
Extravagantnoun
One who is confined in no general rule or definition.
We pity or laugh at those fatuous extravagants. Joseph Glanvill.
There are certain extravagants among people of all sizes and professions; and there must be no drawing of general rules from particular exceptions. Roger L'Estrange.
Wikipedia
Extravagant
Extravagant is a song by American rapper Lil Durk recorded for his fourth studio album Love Songs 4 the Streets 2. The song features vocals by Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj. The song was produced by Julian Cruz and Skufl. Additional writing was done by Jose Julian De La Cruz, Widnick Prevalon, Nicki Minaj and Lil Durk.
ChatGPT
extravagant
Extravagant is an adjective describing something that is excessively high in cost, luxuriousness, or grandeur; or something or someone that is exceeding what is reasonable or appropriate, often in the case of actions, behavior or spending.
Webster Dictionary
Extravagantadjective
wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign
Extravagantadjective
exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse
Extravagantadjective
profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful; as, an extravagant man
Extravagantnoun
one who is confined to no general rule
Extravagantnoun
certain constitutions or decretal epistles, not at first included with others, but subsequently made a part of the canon law
Etymology: [F. extravagant, fr. L. extra on the outside + vagans, -antis, p. pr. of vagari to wander, from vagus wandering, vague. See Vague.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Extravagant
eks-trav′a-gant, adj. wandering beyond bounds: irregular: unrestrained: excessive: profuse in expenses: wasteful.—ns. Extrav′agance, excess: lavish expenditure: (Milt.) digression; Extrav′agancy (Shak.), vagrancy: extravagance.—adv. Extrav′agantly.—v.i. Extrav′agāte, to wander: to exceed proper bounds. [L. extra, beyond, vagans, -antis, pr.p. of vagāri, to wander.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Extravagant in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Extravagant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Extravagant in a Sentence
Focusing on the act of giving teaches children that the gift does not have to be extravagant and expensive, the gift can take on many forms : a tangible gift, a gift of time or a gift of service. Just something that honors the person being celebrated.
It’s beautiful, it’s humbling to be recognized as someone who's had a positive impact, but if I have been fortunate enough to impact others it's only because I, myself, have been greatly impacted by positive people in my life, my mother nourished me with the most extravagant love imaginable, my father, my incredible father, drove me to be the best I can.
For the Trump it was quite easy, because American burgers are an American staple and Mr. Trump himself is very extravagant, so thats why we went with double beef, double bacon, double cheese, fried pickles, and then we added the chicken floss, which represents his hair, which is one of Mr. Trumps most noticeable features.
In general, if there’s going to be an extravagant trait that’s used for fighting for mates, usually, it’s the males that have the extravagant trait, but biology is fun because there’s always exceptions — female reindeer have antlers, if they are arguing that these are male weapons that are used to gain access to females, it would have been a stronger story to me if they had evidence that the females don’t have weapons.
We didn't want to change the fundamental DNA of it, but we wanted to grow it and to expand it, because we had more time, more money, more resources, we could give ourselves more extravagant opportunities, like helicopter shots and drone shooting.... [ We could ] just allow ourselves to be a little less reserved, a little bolder in some ways... The goal was to make it feel like the same, but elevated and richer in the design.
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- екстравагантен, прекомеренBulgarian
- extravagantCatalan, Valencian
- Extravagantní, výstředníCzech
- extravagantGerman
- extravaganteSpanish
- extravagantFrench
- estravagante, stravaganteItalian
- extravagantDutch
- ekstravagantNorwegian
- ekstrawaganckiPolish
- extravagantRomanian
- неумеренный, чрезмерный, непомерныйRussian
- extravagantSwedish
- ஆடம்பரமாகTamil
- ЕкстравагантнийUkrainian
- lãng phíVietnamese
- 奢華Chinese
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