Frivolous vs Extravagance - What's the difference?
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As an adjective frivolous is silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner. As a noun extravagance is excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
frivolous English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner.
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- One of the major cost drivers in the delivery of health care are these junk and frivolous lawsuits.
Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight.
In litigation, a lawsuit filed by a party who is aware the claim is without merit and has no reasonable prospect of success because of a lack of supporting legal or factual basis.
Derived terms
* frivolent
* frivolously
* frivolousness
Related terms
* frivol
* frivolity
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extravagance English
Noun
( en noun)
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.
Synonyms
* lavishness
* profusion
* wildness
* irregularity
* excess
* prodigality
* profusion
* waste
* unreasonableness
* recklessness
Antonyms
* frugality
* economize
* moderation
Related terms
* extravagantly
* extravaganza
* extravagancy
* extravagancies
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