extravagancy

answer Answers

ProphetesAI is thinking...

MindMap

Loading...

Sources

1
extravagancy
extravagancy (ɛkˈstrævəgənsɪ) [f. extravagant: see -ancy.] † 1. A wandering beyond bounds or out of one's course; vagrancy; an instance of this. Obs.1601 Shakes. Twel. N. ii. i. 12 My determinate voyage is meere extrauagancie. 1634 Sir T. Herbert Trav. 224, I will lead you through no more extravagan... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 3.0 0.0
2
immoderateness
immoderateness (ɪˈmɒdərətnɪs) [f. as prec. + -ness.] The quality or condition of being immoderate; want of moderation; excess.1579 Twyne Phisicke agst. Fort. ii. xliii. 62 a, Vnmeasurablenesse and immoderatnesse is to be eschewed. 1681 H. More Exp. Dan. Pref. 81 Nor is there any thing of Immoderaten... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 1.5 0.0
3
Alexander Ivanovich Ostermann-Tolstoy
(I flatter myself with the thought that it’s my last extravagancy. At the age of 55 one must stop). wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.90000004 0.0
4
extravagant
▪ I. extravagant, a. and n. (ɛkˈstrævəgənt) Also 6, 7 aphet. stravagant. [In the special use A. 2, B. 1, directly ad. med.L. extrāvagant-em, pr. pple. of extrāvagārī (or extrā vagārī): see extravagate. The wider use came late in 16th c. from Fr. extravagant, which appears first in 14th c. The form s... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.6 0.0
5
L'Esquella de la Torratxa
very critical of Barcelona mayor Francisco Ríos Taulet and his promotion of the 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition which was seen by many as a wasteful extravagancy wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.6 0.0
6
Angelica Singleton Van Buren
The extravagancy displayed by Van Buren came amidst the prolonged Panic of 1837, which was caused in part from the policies of Van Buren and his predecessor wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.3 0.0
7
gratulate
▪ I. † ˈgratulate, a. Obs. rare. [ad. L. grātulāt-us, pple. of grātulārī (see next).] To be rejoiced at; pleasing, gratifying.1603 Shakes. Meas. for M. v. i. 535 Thanks good friend, Escalus, for thy much goodnesse, There's more behinde that is more gratulate.▪ II. gratulate, v. Now arch. and poet. (... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.3 0.0
8
Madame de Matignon
Fashion and extravagancy Matignon was known for her sophisticated outfits ("Elle est d'une élégance achevée") and was a client of the famous fashion designer wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.3 0.0
9
blur
▪ I. blur, n. (blɜː(r)) Forms: 6–7 blurre, 7– blurr, blur. [Blur n. and vb. appear about the middle of the 16th c.: their mutual relation is doubtful, and the origin of both unknown: they have been conjecturally viewed as a variant of blear, and may perhaps be onomatopœic, combining the effect of bl... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.3 0.0
10
Grünfeld Defence, Nadanian Variation
The extravagancy of White's idea is that they break at once two opening principles: avoid moving the same piece twice, and avoid placing a knight on the wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.3 0.0
11
Silla
assessment is that relics and temple ruins related to Silla found today were ahead of their time and surpassed those of Goryeo and Joseon in terms of size and extravagancy wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0
12
ear
▪ I. ear, n.1 (ɪə(r)) Forms: 1–2 éare, 3–6 ere, (3 ire, 4 ȝhere, er, erre, 5 heer, here, 6 heare) 4–6 eere, yere, 5 eire, 6–7 eare, 6– ear. pl. ears; also 1–2 earan, 1 earo, -u, 2–4 earen, 4 eeren, eren, (heren, ern). [Common Teut.: OE. éare wk. neut. = OFris. âre, OS. ôre, ôra (MDu. ōre, oore, Du. ... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.0 0.0
13
Edison Chen photo scandal
Legislator Ronny Tong questioned the "extravagancy" of this hearing, and suggested there may be an easier and cheaper way to collect Chen's evidence. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0
14
Wife selling (English custom)
presented to a Somerset Justice of the Peace in 1758, by a wife who about 18 months earlier had been sold by her husband for £6 6s "for the support of his extravagancy wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0