Etymology

extravagancy

E1X8T1R1A1V4A1G2A1N1C3Y4

Today it means: Synonym of extravagance (“the characteristic of being extravagant”). Full definition →

First used 17th–19th centuries
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

From extravagant + -cy.

First known use, by meaning

  • 17th–19th centuries Synonym of extravagance (“the characteristic of being extravagant”).
  • 17th–19th centuries Synonym of extravagance (“a thing that is extravagant”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.