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profligacy
prof·li·gate P0583800 (prŏf′lĭ-gĭt, -gāt′)adj.1. Given to or characterized by licentiousness or dissipation: a profligate nightlife.2. Given to or characterized by reckless waste; wildly extravagant: a profligate spender; the profligate use of water.n. A profligate person.
[Latin prōflīgātus, past participle of prōflīgāre, to ruin, cast down : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + -flīgāre, intensive of flīgere, to strike down.]
prof′li·ga·cy (-gə-sē) n.prof′li·gate·ly adv.prof•li•ga•cy (ˈprɒf lɪ gə si)
n. 1. shameless dissoluteness. 2. reckless extravagance. 3. great abundance. [1730–40] profligacy1. dissolute or immoral behavior.
2. reckless and extravagant spending or behavior. — profligate, adj.See also: BehaviorThesaurus| Noun | 1. | profligacy - the trait of spending extravagantlyprodigality, extravaganceimprovidence, shortsightedness - a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources | | 2. | profligacy - dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasuredissipation, licentiousness, dissolution, loosenessintemperateness, self-indulgence, intemperance - excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language" |
profligacynoun1. extravagance, excess, squandering, waste, recklessness, wastefulness, lavishness, prodigality, improvidence The country's main problem is fiscal profligacy.2. immorality, depravity, debauchery, abandon, corruption, promiscuity, laxity, dissipation, degeneracy, licentiousness, wantonness, libertinism, dissoluteness, unrestraint His early warnings about sexual profligacy and AIDS now read as eerily prescient.profligacynoun1. Excessive freedom; lack of restraint:dissoluteness, dissolution, libertinism, license, licentiousness.2. Excessive or imprudent expenditure:extravagance, extravagancy, lavishness, prodigality, profuseness, profusion, squander, waste, wastefulness.Translations
Profligacy
ProfligacySee also Debauchery, Lust, Promiscuity.Arrowsmith, Martinsimultaneously engaged to Madeline and Leona. [Am. Lit.: Arrowsmith]Bellaston, Ladywealthy profligate; keeps Tom as gigolo. [Br. Lit.: Tom Jones]Booth, Captainpleasure-loving prodigal; lacks discipline. [Br. Lit.: Amelia]Casanova, Giovanni Jacopo(1725–1798) myriad amours made his name synonymous with philanderer. [Ital. Hist.: Benét, 172]Don Juaninternationally active profligate and seducer. [Span. Lit.: Benét, 279; Ger. Opera: Mozart, Don Giovanni, Wester-man, 93–95]Flashman, HarryBritish soldier wenches his way around world. [Br. Lit.: Flashman]Genji, PrinceEmperor’s dashing and talented bastard woos many. [Jap. Lit.: The Tale of Genii]Iachimoscorns and craftily tests feminine virtue. [Br. Lit.: Cymbeline]Jones, Tommanly but all too human young man; has numerous amorous adventures. [Br. Lit.: Tom Jones]Karamazov, Dmitrilusty and violent in most of his actions. [Russ. Lit.: Dostoevsky The Brothers Karamazov]Lotharioyoung rake and seducer. [Br. Lit.: The Fair Penitent]Lyndon, Barryfrom bully to dissipative rake and cruel husband. [Br. Lit.: Barry Lyndon]Macheath, Captaingambler and robber; has scores of illegitimate offspring. [Br. Opera: The Beggar’s Opera]Rake’s Progress, AHogarth prints illustrating the headlong career and sorry end of a libertine. [Br. Art: EB (1963) XI, 625]Santa Cruz, Juanitoloses his wife, lover, and esteem by philandering. [Span. Lit.: Fortunata and Jacinta]Scales, Geraldsales representative known for lavish living, gambling, amorality. [Br. Lit.: The Old Wives’ Tale, Magill I, 684–686]Venusbergmagic land of illicit pleasure where Venus keeps court. [Ger. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 932]Zeussupreme of Greek gods; extramarital affairs were count-less. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 292]profligacy
Synonyms for profligacynoun extravaganceSynonyms- extravagance
- excess
- squandering
- waste
- recklessness
- wastefulness
- lavishness
- prodigality
- improvidence
noun immoralitySynonyms- immorality
- depravity
- debauchery
- abandon
- corruption
- promiscuity
- laxity
- dissipation
- degeneracy
- licentiousness
- wantonness
- libertinism
- dissoluteness
- unrestraint
Synonyms for profligacynoun excessive freedom; lack of restraintSynonyms- dissoluteness
- dissolution
- libertinism
- license
- licentiousness
noun excessive or imprudent expenditureSynonyms- extravagance
- extravagancy
- lavishness
- prodigality
- profuseness
- profusion
- squander
- waste
- wastefulness
Synonyms for profligacynoun the trait of spending extravagantlySynonymsRelated Words- improvidence
- shortsightedness
noun dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasureSynonyms- dissipation
- licentiousness
- dissolution
- looseness
Related Words- intemperateness
- self-indulgence
- intemperance
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