extravagant

  • 11extravagant — Adj. (Mittelstufe) aus dem Rahmen fallend Synonym: ausgefallen Beispiel: Sie trug ein extravagantes Kleid. Kollokation: extravagant aussehen …

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  • 12extravagant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking restraint in spending money or using resources. 2) costing a great deal. 3) exceeding what is reasonable or appropriate: extravagant claims. DERIVATIVES extravagance noun extravagancy noun extravagantly adverb …

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  • 13Extravagant — Ex*trav a*gant, n. 1. One who is confined to no general rule. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Eccl. Hist.) Certain constitutions or decretal epistles, not at first included with others, but subsequently made a part of the canon law. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14Extravagant — (lat.), ausschweifend, ungereimt …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 15Extravagánt — (lat.), ausschweifend, ungereimt; Extravagánz, Ausschweifung, Ungereimtheit, Torheit; extravagieren, ab , ausschweifen, ungereimt handeln …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 16Extravagant — Extravagant, lat. dtsch., ausschweifend; Extravaganz, Ausschweifung, Uebertreibung; davon extravagiren …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 17extravagant — index copious, egregious, excess, excessive, exorbitant, improvident, inordinate, intemperate, pretentious …

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  • 18extravagant — late 14c., from M.L. extravagantem, originally a word in Canon Law for uncodified papal decrees, prp. of extravagari wander outside or beyond, from L. extra outside of (see EXTRA (Cf. extra )) + vagari wander, roam (see VAGUE (Cf. vague)).… …

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  • 19extravagant — inordinate, immoderate, *excessive, exorbitant, extreme Analogous words: preposterous, absurd, *foolish, silly: *profuse, prodigal, lavish, exuberant Antonyms: restrained Contrasted words: frugal, *sparing, economical …

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  • 20extravagant — [adj] indulgent, wasteful absurd, bizarre, costly, crazy, exaggerated, excessive, exorbitant, expensive, extortionate, extreme, fanciful, fancy, fantastic, flamboyant, flashy, foolish, garish, gaudy, grandiose, immoderate, implausible,… …

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