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extravagancy

[ik-strav-uh-guhn-see] / ɪkˈstræv ə gən si /
NOUN
excess
Synonyms
STRONG
excessiveness exorbitance extravagance inordinateness lavishness overabundance overindulgence overplus plethora prodigality profuseness profusion superabundance superfluity surfeit waste wastefulness
WEAK
extravagantness overspending superfluousness unreasonableness
Antonyms
STRONG
lack need saving scarcity want

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But the Death of his good Father gave a loose to the Extravagancy of his Inclinations, which till then was hardly observable.

From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Summers, Montague

If the Boundaries be not set between Faith and Reason, no Enthusiasm or Extravagancy in Religion can be contradicted.

From An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4 by Locke, John

Here is nothing of Extravagancy, I always lov'd Neatness, and abhor Slovenliness.

From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Erasmus, Desiderius