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stravaganza — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • folly noun A foolish act or belief, especially one with serious or costly consequences.
  • whimsy noun A playful, quaint, or fanciful quality; also, a passing fanciful idea.

Senses

stravaganza is used for these senses in English:

  • folly Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
  • folly (architecture) A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
  • whimsy A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.

folly — full definition

  1. noun A foolish act or belief, especially one with serious or costly consequences.
  2. noun An elaborate, purely decorative building constructed for visual effect rather than practical use.

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