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EXTRAVAGANCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
Example:
we were surprised by the extravagance of his description
Synonyms:
extravagance; extravagancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("extravagancy" is a kind of...):
excess; excessiveness; inordinateness (immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits)