Definition
An archaic or rare variant of extravagance; excessive spending, lavish behavior, or actions beyond reasonable bounds.
Etymology
An alternative form of 'extravagance,' possibly influenced by French phonetic patterns, showing historical variation in how English speakers pronounced and spelled related words.
Kelly Says
This is such a rare variant that most modern dictionaries don't even list it—it's a linguistic fossil showing how word forms evolved differently before English spelling and pronunciation standardized.
Translations
ARالعربية
فخامة
fikh-a-mah
BNবাংলা
অতিরঞ্জন
oti-ron-jon
CACatalà
extravagància
ek-stra-va-gan-tsia
CSČeština
extravagance
ek-stra-va-gan-s
DADansk
ekstravagans
ek-stra-va-gans
DEDeutsch
Extravaganz
ek-stra-va-ganz
ELΕλληνικά
υπερβολή
iper-vo-lee
ESEspañol
extravagancia
ek-stra-va-h-an-thee-ah
FISuomi
ylimitönnön
yi-li-mit-ön-non
FRFrançais
extravagance
ek-stra-va-gans
HIहिन्दी
अत्यधिक भव्यता
at-y-dik bhav-yat-ah
HUMagyar
extravagancia
ek-stra-va-gan-tsyah
IDBahasa Indonesia
boros
bo-ros
ITItaliano
stravaganza
stra-va-gan-tsa
KKKK
көпшілік
kop-shi-lik
MSBahasa Melayu
kemewahan
ke-me-wa-han
NLNederlands
extravagantie
ek-stra-va-gan-tee
NONorsk
ekstravagans
ek-stra-va-gans
PLPolski
ekstrawagancja
ek-stra-va-gan-cha
PTPortuguês
extravagância
ek-stra-va-gan-see-ah
RORomână
extravaganță
ek-stra-va-gan-tsah
RUРусский
экстравагантность
ek-stra-va-gan-t-no-st'
SVSvenska
extravagans
ek-stra-va-gans
SWKiswahili
uzuri
oo-zoo-ree
TAதமிழ்
அதிகப்படுதல்
a-thi-ka-pa-du-thal
THไทย
ความฟุ่มเฟือย
khwam-fûm-fûi
TLTL
pagmamalabis
pa-gma-ma-li-bis
TRTürkçe
aşırı gösteriş
ah-shi-ree goh-teh-ish
UKУкраїнська
екстраваганція
ek-stra-va-gan-tsi-ya
VITiếng Việt
phô trương
fo-chương
ZUZU
ukusebenza
oo-koo-se-ben-za