What is the meaning of extravagance?

The quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth.
- usage: "we were surprised by the extravagance of his description"
- synonyms: extravagancy
The trait of spending extravagantly.
- synonyms: prodigality, profligacy
Excessive spending.
- synonyms: prodigality, lavishness, highlife, high life

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