prodigality

[ prod-i-gal-i-tee ]

/ ˌprɒd ɪˈgæl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural prod·i·gal·i·ties for 2, 3.

the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending.

an instance of it.

lavish abundance.

Origin of prodigality

1300–50; Middle English prodigalite<Latin prōdigālitās wastefulness, equivalent to prōdig(us) extravagant + -āl(is) -al¹ + -itās-ity

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prodigality

prodigality , profligacy

Words nearby prodigality

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Example sentences from the Web for prodigality

He soon became famous at court for his prodigality and dissolute manners.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3|Various
He entertained in baronial style, but without ostentation or prodigality, and on old-fashioned dishes.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII|John Lord
He has the crime of prodigality, and the wretchedness of parsimony.
Life of Johnson|James Boswell
Something of its prodigality of resources became set forth to the world.
The Columbia River|William Denison Lyman

He marvelled at the prodigality that Nature had displayed—at the treasures she had squandered to accomplish her purpose!
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair