Prodigality

Prodigality
Prodigality Prod`i*gal"i*ty, n. [F. prodigalit['e], L. prodigalitas. See {Prodigal}.] Extravagance in expenditure, particularly of money; excessive liberality; profusion; waste; -- opposed to {frugality}, {economy}, and {parsimony}.``The prodigality of his wit.'' --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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  • prodigality — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. profligacy, waste; profusion, profuseness; extravagance, squandering; excess, lavishness; liberality. See sufficiency. Ant., economy. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Affluence] Syn. money, profusion,… …   English dictionary for students

  • prodigality — prod·i·gal·i·ty || ‚prÉ‘dɪ gælÉ™tɪ /‚prÉ’ n. wastefulness, quality of being over extravagant in spending money; generosity, giving lavishly; plenitude, abundance …   English contemporary dictionary

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