extravaganza

[ik-strav-uh-gan-zuh]

noun

1. 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.

2. any lavish or opulent show, event, assemblage, etc..

   an extravaganza of new housewares on the twelfth floor.

extravaganza

/ ɪkˌstrævəˈɡænzə /

noun

1. an elaborately staged and costumed light entertainment

2. any lavish or fanciful display, literary or other composition, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of extravaganza¹

1745–55; alteration of Italian ( e ) stravaganza extravagance

Word History and Origins

Origin of extravaganza¹

C18: from Italian: _extravagance

Example Sentences

That said, I understand the desire to avoid a daily cream extravaganza.

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Vogue World, a now annual extravaganza that the magazine has hosted in major cities around the world, descended in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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Over the summer, Kurata spent a lot of time inside the Costco-size Western Costume Co., pulling looks for Vogue World, the magazine’s annual traveling runway extravaganza.

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The couple’s weekend extravaganza was held in Santa Barbara, according to Vogue, with Taylor Swift and Gomez’s “Only Murders in the Building” cast mates Steve Martin and Martin Short among the guests reportedly in attendance.

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It’s not the first Las Vegas attraction to bet on our love for the MGM extravaganza.

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Related Words

• pageant 
• spectacular