What does extravagant mean?

extravagant means "unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in extravagant?

extravagant has 4 syllables: ex-trav-a-gant. The stress falls on "trav". In IPA it is /ɛkˈstɹævəɡənt/.

What is another word for extravagant?

Close synonyms include excessive, exuberant, overweening, prodigal, profligate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is extravagant a common word?

extravagant is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

extravagant — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
“extravagant praise”
“exuberant compliments”
“overweening ambition”
“overweening greed”
Synonymsexcessive exuberant overweening
Similarunrestrained
2.
recklessly wasteful
“prodigal in their expenditures”
Synonymsprodigal profligate spendthrift
Similarwasteful

Questions about extravagant

What does extravagant mean?: extravagant means "unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in extravagant?: extravagant has 4 syllables: ex-trav-a-gant. The stress falls on "trav". In IPA it is /ɛkˈstɹævəɡənt/.
What is another word for extravagant?: Close synonyms include excessive, exuberant, overweening, prodigal, profligate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is extravagant a common word?: extravagant is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for extravagant come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
“extravagant praise”
“exuberant compliments”
“overweening ambition”
“overweening greed”
Synonymsexcessive exuberant overweening
Similarunrestrained
2.
recklessly wasteful
“prodigal in their expenditures”
Synonymsprodigal profligate spendthrift
Similarwasteful

Questions about extravagant

What does extravagant mean?: extravagant means "unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in extravagant?: extravagant has 4 syllables: ex-trav-a-gant. The stress falls on "trav". In IPA it is /ɛkˈstɹævəɡənt/.
What is another word for extravagant?: Close synonyms include excessive, exuberant, overweening, prodigal, profligate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is extravagant a common word?: extravagant is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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