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noun
Synonym of extravagance (“the characteristic of being extravagant”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
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Synonyms: extravagance
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of extravagance (“a thing that is extravagant”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable
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Synonyms: extravagance
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: extravagance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: excess, excessiveness, inordinateness
History
From extravagant + -cy.
