different between extravagant vs imprudent

English

Etymology

From Old French and French extravagant, from Medieval Latin extravagans, past participle of extravagari (“to wander beyond”), from Latin extra (“beyond”) + vagari (“to wander, stray”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?st?æv???nt/

Adjective

extravagant (comparative more extravagant, superlative most extravagant)

1. Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.
2. Extreme; wild; excessive; unrestrained.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excessive

   • There appears something nobly wild and extravagant in great natural geniuses.

3. Exorbitant.
4. Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Bancroft to this entry?)

Related terms

• vagabond
• extravagance
• extravagation

Translations

Further reading

• extravagant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• extravagant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

Medieval Latin extravagans

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?ks.t??.v???ant/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?ks.t??.b???an/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /eks.t?a.va??ant/

Adjective

extravagant (feminine extravaganta, masculine plural extravagants, feminine plural extravagantes)

1. extravagant

Further reading

• “extravagant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “extravagant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “extravagant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

Medieval Latin extravagans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.st?a.va.???/

Adjective

extravagant (feminine singular extravagante, masculine plural extravagants, feminine plural extravagantes)

1. extravagant

Derived terms

• extravagamment

Related terms

• extravagance

Further reading

• “extravagant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

From French extravagant.

Pronunciation

Adjective

extravagant (comparative extravaganter, superlative am extravagantesten)

1. extravagant

Declension

Related terms

• Extravaganz

Further reading

• “extravagant” in Duden online

Romanian

Etymology

From French extravagant.

Adjective

extravagant m or n (feminine singular extravagant?, masculine plural extravagan?i, feminine and neuter plural extravagante)

1. extravagant

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle French imprudent, from Latin impr?dens (“not foreseeing, ignorant”), prefix im- (“not”) + pr?dens (“foreseeing, skilled, judicious”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?p?ud?nt/

Adjective

imprudent (comparative more imprudent, superlative most imprudent)

1. Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.

   Synonyms: indiscreet, injudicious, incautious, ill-advised, unwise, heedless, careless, rash, negligent

   Antonym: prudent

   • 1711, John Strype, The Life and Acts of Matthew Parker, volume 1.

     Here Her Majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the Ministers and Readers.

Derived terms

• imprudently

Related terms

• imprudence

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin impr?dens.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /im.p?u?dent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /im.p?u?den/

Adjective

imprudent (masculine and feminine plural imprudents)

1. imprudent, unwise

   Antonym: prudent

Derived terms

• imprudentment

Related terms

• imprudència

Further reading

• “imprudent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “imprudent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “imprudent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “imprudent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Latin impr?dens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.p?y.d??/

Adjective

imprudent (feminine singular imprudente, masculine plural imprudents, feminine plural imprudentes)

1. imprudent, rash

   Antonym: prudent

Derived terms

• imprudemment

Related terms

• imprudence

Further reading

• “imprudent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French imprudent

Adjective

imprudent m or n (feminine singular imprudent?, masculine plural impruden?i, feminine and neuter plural imprudente)

1. imprudent

Declension