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extravagance

/ɪkˈstrævəɡəns/noun

उच्चारण इक्स्ट्रैवगन्स

फ़िज़ूलख़र्ची, अपव्यय

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the act or habit of spending more money than you can afford or than is necessary

    फ़िज़ूलख़र्ची, अपव्यय

    • The wedding was a display of shocking extravagance.
    • The extravagance of the royal wedding, with fifty chefs, became the talk of the town.
    • Her friends criticised her extravagance after she bought a third pair of expensive shoes.
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    • Living with such extravagance will soon empty your savings.
    • The family's extravagance during Diwali surprised the neighbours.

    Synonyms wastefulness lavishness prodigality profligacy overspending

    Opposite thrift economy frugality prudence

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    [C]

    something that you buy although you do not really need it, usually because it is expensive

    फ़िज़ूल की चीज़, विलासिता

    • A new phone every year is an extravagance.
    • A branded bag that costs half a month's salary is an extravagance for most families.
    • A holiday abroad every year is an extravagance for us.
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    • For Naman, a coffee at a fancy cafe is a small extravagance.
    • He allowed himself one extravagance, a leather jacket.

    Synonyms luxury indulgence treat frill

    Opposite necessity essential

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    [U, C]

    the quality of being very extreme or impractical

    अतिरेक, अति

    • the extravagance of his claims
    • Nobody believed the extravagance of the advertisement, which promised a cure for every disease.
    • The extravagance of the politician's promises made voters doubt him.
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    • Critics mocked the extravagance of the film's plot.
    • Nobody could believe the extravagance of his claims about his wealth.

    Synonyms excess exaggeration immoderation wildness

    Opposite restraint moderation

◇Word family
extravagant adj.extravagantly adv.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

wastefulness lavishness prodigality profligacy overspending luxury indulgence treat frill excess exaggeration immoderation wildness

Antonyms

thrift economy frugality prudence necessity essential restraint moderation

AaSpelling

ex·trav·a·gance

With -vagance (not 'extravagence' or 'extravegance'); the adjective extravagant.

अंत में -vagance ('extravagence' या 'extravegance' गलत है); adjective extravagant।

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One-word substitution

A person who spends money wastefully is extravagant, a spendthrift or prodigal; one who spends very carefully is thrifty or frugal; one who is unwilling to spend is a miser.

फ़िज़ूल ख़र्च करने वाला extravagant, spendthrift या prodigal; बहुत सोच-समझकर ख़र्च करने वाला thrifty या frugal; ख़र्च करने से कतराने वाला miser।