Extravagance vs Exuberance - What's the difference?
extravagance | exuberance |
Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
Prodigality as in extravagance of anger, love, expression, imagination, or demands.
:They spared nothing in obtaining extravagances for each other. Everything was lavish and wildly in excess. They were in love!
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*:A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire. In fact, that arm-chair had been an extravagance of Mrs. Bunting. She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair.
(uncountable) The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=April 9
, author=Mandeep Sanghera
, title=Tottenham 1 - 2 Norwich
, work=BBC Sport
An instance of exuberant behaviour.
As nouns the difference between extravagance and exuberance
is that extravagance is excessive or superfluous expenditure of money while exuberance is exuberance.extravagance
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* lavishness * profusion * wildness * irregularity * excess * prodigality * profusion * waste * unreasonableness * recklessnessAntonyms
* frugality * economize * moderationexuberance
English
Noun
citation, page= , passage=Tottenham's desire for a win against a Norwich side playing with energy and exuberance made for an enthralling, end-to-end game.}}