extravaganza
- a musical or dramatic composition or production, as comic opera or musical comedy, marked by a loose structure, a frivolous theme, and elaborate costuming and staging.
- any lavish or opulent show, event, assemblage, etc.: an extravaganza of new housewares on the twelfth floor.
Origin of extravaganza
Related Words for extravaganza
pageant, spectacular, caricature, parody, display, show, divertissementExamples from the Web for extravaganza
Contemporary Examples of extravaganza
He kicked off his stateside appearances with the Arabian Nights Extravaganza XXVII at the Paris Grand Ballroom in Las Vegas.
The three-day extravaganza, which kicked off Thursday morning, has no power to pass laws or set agendas.
Other than the man accepting the nomination, he will be the unquestioned star of the extravaganza.
And this two-minute extravaganza is expresses exactly how Pawlenty would like to be seen.
Historical Examples of extravaganza
These stories, in their grotesque severities, have almost the air of an extravaganza.
Admiral FarragutA. T. Mahan
That extravaganza, as she is called, is fatal, dogs him with burlesque—of all men!'
The Amazing Marriage, CompleteGeorge Meredith
They all laughed at Jack's extravaganza, which is of a kind to which they are beginning to be accustomed.
Stories of InventionEdward E. Hale
When they walked to her house together she spoke most appreciatively of the extravaganza.
The BarrierAllen French
It was like the waving of the magic wand in an extravaganza.
Pirates' HopeFrancis Lynde
extravaganza
- an elaborately staged and costumed light entertainment
- any lavish or fanciful display, literary or other composition, etc
Word Origin for extravaganza
Word Origin and History for extravaganza
1754, with reference to peculiar behavior, 1794 of a fantastic type of performance or writing, from Italian extravaganza, literally "an extravagance," from estravagante, from Medieval Latin extravagantem (see extravagant).