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extravagance vs dissipation

dissipation vs extravagance

extravagance and dissipation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extravagance Yes No No No
dissipation Yes No No No
As nouns, dissipation is a hypernym of extravagance; that is, dissipation is a word with a broader meaning than extravagance:
  • extravagance: the activity of excessive spending
  • dissipation: useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
Other hypernyms of extravagance include waste, wastefulness.
extravagance (noun) dissipation (noun)
the activity of excessive spending dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
the trait of spending extravagantly useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth breaking up and scattering by dispersion
Difference between extravagance and dissipation

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