extravagance

extravagance
noun His wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance.) råflotthet, ødselhet, ekstravaganse
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subst. \/ɪkˈstrævəɡəns\/, \/ekˈstrævəɡəns \/
1) sløseri, råflotthet, ekstravaganse, unødig luksus, overdådighet
she's living simply and avoiding extravagance
hun lever enkelt og unngår sløseri
this coat is an extravagence you cannot afford
denne jakken er en luksus du ikke har råd til
2) (voldsom) overdrivelse, urimelighet
3) frigjorthet, tøylesløshet
extravagance of language språklige overdrivelser

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  • Extravagance — Ex*trav a*gance, n. [Cf. F. extravagance. See {Extravagant}, and cf. {Extravaganza}.] 1. A wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being extravagant, wild, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • extravagance — Extravagance. s. f. v. Bizarrerie, folie. Il n y a pas moyen de le guerir de son extravagance. j ay pitié de son extravagance. il ne dit que des extravagances. sa conduite est pleine d extravagance …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • extravagance — 1640s, from Fr. extravagance, from L.L. extravagantem (see EXTRAVAGANT (Cf. extravagant)). Specifically of wasteful spending from 1727. Extravagancy is attested from c.1600 …   Etymology dictionary

  • extravagance — index exaggeration, hyperbole, misapplication, overstatement, rodomontade, waste Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • extravagance — фр. [экстравага/нс], англ. [икстра/вигэнс] Extravaganz нем. [экстравага/нц] экстравагантность, причудливость …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • extravagance — [n] indulgence; waste absurdity, amenity, dissipation, exaggeration, excess, exorbitance, expenditure, folly, frill, icing on the cake*, immoderation, improvidence, lavishness, luxury, outrageousness, overdoing, overindulgence, overspending,… …   New thesaurus

  • extravagance — n. pl. extravagancies [ek strav′ə gəns, ikstrav′ə gəns] n. [Fr: see EXTRAVAGANT] 1. a going beyond reasonable or proper limits in conduct or speech; unreasonable excess 2. a spending of more than is reasonable or necessary; excessive expenditure; …   English World dictionary

  • extravagance — (èk stra va gan s ) s. f. 1°   État de celui qui est extravagant. •   On fait quelquefois grâce à l impertinence en faveur de l extravagance, RETZ Mém. t. II, liv. III, p. 245, dans POUGENS. •   On dira que nos mystiques savent bien comme nous… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • extravagance — [[t]ɪkstræ̱vəgəns[/t]] extravagances 1) N UNCOUNT Extravagance is the spending of more money than is reasonable or than you can afford. ...gross mismanagement and financial extravagance... When the company went under, tales of his extravagance… …   English dictionary

  • EXTRAVAGANCE — s. f. Bizarrerie, folie. Il n y a pas moyen de le guérir de son extravagance. J ai pitié de son extravagance.   Il signifie aussi, Action extravagante, discours extravagant. Il a fait une grande extravagance. Il a dit mille extravagances. Il nous …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

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