prodigality

Noun

Meaning

Extravagance in expenditure, particularly of money; excessive liberality; profusion; waste; -- opposed to frugality, economy, and parsimony.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

highlife extravagance profligacy lavishness high life gluttony waste excess abundance fertility dissolution luxury plenty generosity dissipation
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Antonyms

one need economy lack husbandry husband
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Hypernyms

waste dissipation improvidence wastefulness shortsightedness

Examples

Instead of plundering to support his prodigality, he emptied his private treasury to assist distressed provinces and cities, and everywhere exercised rigid economy (hence the nickname κυμινοπριστης "cummin-splitter"). Source: Internet

It spills out of itself in a mineral prodigality, not yet crystallized." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

prodigal spender prodigalise prodigalism prodigalize prodigall prodigally