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extravagancy

noun

Synonym of extravagance (“the characteristic of being extravagant”).

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First used 17th–19th centuriesScrabble 28

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Meanings

nounextravagancy (countable and uncountable, plural extravagancies)

plural extravagancies

archaicuncountableSynonym of extravagance (“the characteristic of being extravagant”).First known use 17th–19th centuries
Synonyms: extravagance
archaiccountableSynonym of extravagance (“a thing that is extravagant”).First known use 17th–19th centuries
Synonyms: extravagance

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of extravagance (“the characteristic of being extravagant”).

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nounSynonym of extravagance (“a thing that is extravagant”).

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More synonyms by meaning

nounthe quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth

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Broader

excess excessiveness inordinateness

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Origin

From extravagant + -cy.

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APA

extravagancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extravagancy

MLA

“extravagancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extravagancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extravagancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extravagancy.

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