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- pronunciation:
- ihk
strae
v
gnt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
spending too much; spending in a foolish or careless way.
Her extravagant parents buy a new car every year.- antonyms:
- economical, frugal
- similar words:
- lavish, wasteful
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| definition 2: |
more than is reasonable in price; too expensive.
Jenny thought a hundred dollars was a fair price for the shoes, but her mother said it was extravagant.- synonyms:
- steep
- antonyms:
- cheap, reasonable
- similar words:
- costly, dear, expensive, unreasonable
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| related words: |
extreme, fancy, profuse, sensational, steep, stiff, valuable |
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| derivations: |
extravagantly (adv.), extravagantness (n.) |
The word extravagant
contains the following parts:
extr-, extra-, exter-
Latin
prefix
that means on the outside, beyond
  More about this word part:
In Latin, "extrem" is the superlative form of "exter," just as in English "most" is the superlative form of "more." "Extrem," which is the basis of the basis of the English word "extreme
" and its derivations, thus means "most outside" or "most beyond."
Example words:
- synonyms:
- ec, ect, ecto, exo-, ex-
vag
Latin
root
that means wander
Example words:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
accident, accidental, adjacent, affluent, agent, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, complacent, confident, consultant, continent, current, dependent, different, disinfectant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, incessant, indignant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, president, prudent, pungent, reluctant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, vacant
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