prodigality
11prodigality — 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 …
12prodigality — n. Wastefulness, extravagance, excess, profusion, lavishness, unthriftiness, squandering, waste …
13prodigality — n 1. extravagance, profligacy, waste, wastefulness, squandering, improvidence, thriftlessness; liberality, munificence, generosity, generousness, open handedness, free handedness. 2. abundance, plenty, plentitude, bounty, cornucopia, horn of… …
14prodigality — prod·i·gal·i·ty …
15prodigality — See: prodigal …
16prodigality — prod•i•gal•i•ty [[t]ˌprɒd ɪˈgæl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) wasteful extravagance 2) an instance of this 3) lavish abundance • Etymology: 1300–50; ME prodigalite < LL prōdigālitās= L prōdig(us) extravagant (adj. der. ofprōdigereto drive out,… …
17prodigality — /prɒdəˈgæləti/ (say produh galuhtee) noun (plural prodigalities) 1. quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending. 2. an instance of it. 3. lavish abundance. {Middle English prodigalite, from Medieval Latin prōdigālitas} …
18prodigality — noun 1. the trait of spending extravagantly • Syn: ↑extravagance, ↑profligacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑extravagant (for: ↑extravagance), ↑prodigal …
19Liberality and Prodigality — Written by Unknown Date premiered c.1567 Genre Morality play, Comedy Liberality and Prodigality (A Pleasant Comedie, shewing the contention betweene Liberalitie and Prodigalitie, also …
20Morality play — For the book by Barry Unsworth, see Morality Play (novel). A cover of a sixteenth century doodle Plays, Mundas et Infans The morality play is a genre of Medieval and early Tudor theatrical entertainment. In their own time, these plays were known… …
