noun
1. the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
• Syn: ↑luxury, ↑sumptuosity, ↑sumptuousness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑sumptuous (for: ↑sumptuousness), ↑sumptuous (for: ↑sumptuosity), ↑luxurious (for: ↑luxury), ↑luxuriate (for: ↑luxury), ↑lavish
• Hypernyms: ↑expensiveness
2. excessive spending
• Syn: ↑extravagance, ↑prodigality, ↑highlife, ↑high life
• Derivationally related forms: ↑lavish, ↑prodigal (for: ↑prodigality), ↑extravagant (for: ↑extravagance)
• Hypernyms: ↑waste, ↑wastefulness, ↑dissipation
Useful english dictionary. 2012.