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prodigality
prod·i·gal P0579900 (prŏd′ĭ-gəl)adj.1. Rashly or wastefully extravagant: prodigal expenditures on unneeded weaponry; a prodigal nephew who squandered his inheritance.2. Giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse: "the infinite number of organic beings with which the sea of the tropics, so prodigal of life, teems" (Charles Darwin). See Synonyms at profuse.n. One who is given to wasteful luxury or extravagance.
[Late Middle English, probably back-formation from Middle English prodigalite, from Old French, from Late Latin prōdigālitās, from Latin prōdigus, prodigal, from prōdigere, to drive away, squander : prōd-, prō-, for, forth; see proud + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
prod′i·gal′i·ty (-găl′ĭ-tē) n.prod′i·gal·ly adv.prod•i•gal•i•ty (ˌprɒd ɪˈgæl ɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties. 1. wasteful extravagance. 2. an instance of this. 3. lavish abundance. [1300–50; Middle English prodigalite < Late Latin prōdigālitās= Latin prōdig(us) extravagant (adj. derivative of prōdigere to drive out, waste, squander = prod-, variant of prō- pro-1 + -igere, comb. form of agere to act)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | prodigality - the trait of spending extravagantlyprofligacy, extravaganceimprovidence, shortsightedness - a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources | | 2. | prodigality - excessive spendinghigh life, highlife, lavishness, extravagancewaste, wastefulness, dissipation - useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources" |
prodigalitynounExcessive or imprudent expenditure:extravagance, extravagancy, lavishness, profligacy, profuseness, profusion, squander, waste, wastefulness.Translationsprodigal (ˈprodigəl) adjective spending (money etc) too extravagantly; wasteful. 揮霍的，浪費的 挥霍的，浪费的 ˈprodigally adverb 奢侈(地) 奢侈（地） ˌprodiˈgality (-ˈgӕ-) noun 揮霍，浪費 挥霍，浪费 the prodigal son1. a disobedient and irresponsible son who wastes money on a life of pleasure and later returns home to ask for his parents' forgiveness. 回頭浪子 浪子回头2. a person who acts irresponsibly and later regrets it. 悔不當初的人 悔不当初的人
IdiomsSeeprodigalLegalSeeProdigalprodigality
Related to prodigality: pelluciditySynonyms for prodigalitynoun excessive or imprudent expenditureSynonyms- extravagance
- extravagancy
- lavishness
- profligacy
- profuseness
- profusion
- squander
- waste
- wastefulness
Synonyms for prodigalitynoun the trait of spending extravagantlySynonymsRelated Words- improvidence
- shortsightedness
noun excessive spendingSynonyms- high life
- highlife
- lavishness
- extravagance
Related Words- waste
- wastefulness
- dissipation
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