Prodigality

Prodigality
(Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Prodigality->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ prodigality
prodigality
prodigence|
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ unthriftiness
unthriftiness
waste
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ profusion
profusion
profuseness
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ extravagance
extravagance
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ squandering
squandering
&c.->V.
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ malversation
malversation
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ prodigal
prodigal
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ spendthrift
spendthrift
waste thrift
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ losel
losel
squanderer
locust
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ high roller
high roller
???>*
=>(U.S.)
PARAG:Prodigality->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be prodigal
be prodigal
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ squander
squander
lavish
sow broadcast
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ pour forth like water
pour forth like water
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ blow
blow
blow in
???>*
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ pay through the nose
pay through the nose
&c.(dear) 814
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ spill
spill
waste
dissipate
exhaust
drain
eat out of house and home
overdraw
outrun the constable
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ run out
run out
run through
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ misspend
misspend
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ throw good money after bad
throw good money after bad
throw the helve after the hatchet
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ burn the candle at both ends
burn the candle at both ends
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ make ducks and drakes of one's money
make ducks and drakes of one's money
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ fool away one's money
fool away one's money
potter away one's money
muddle away one's money
fritter away one's money
throw away one's money
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ pour water into a sieve
pour water into a sieve
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ manger son ble en herbe
manger son ble en herbe
PARAG:Prodigality->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ prodigal
prodigal
profuse
thriftless
unthrifty
improvident
wasteful
losel
extravagant
lavish
dissipated
overliberal
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ full-handed
full-handed
&c.(liberal) 816
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 2
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ penny wise and pound foolish
penny wise and pound foolish
PARAG:Prodigality->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ with an unsparing hand
with an unsparing hand
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ money burning a hole in one's pocket
money burning a hole in one's pocket

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  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prodigality — index delinquency (misconduct), inconsideration, largess (generosity), misapplication, neglect, waste …   Law dictionary

  • prodigality — mid 14c., from O.Fr. prodigalité (13c.), from M.L. prodigalitas, from prodigus (see PRODIGAL (Cf. prodigal)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • prodigality — prodigal ► ADJECTIVE 1) wastefully extravagant. 2) lavish. ► NOUN 1) a prodigal person. 2) (also prodigal son) a person who leaves home to lead a prodigal life but returns repentant. [ORIGIN: with allusion to the parable in the Gospel of Luke,… …   English terms dictionary

  • prodigality — noun see prodigal I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • prodigality — /prod i gal i tee/, n., pl. prodigalities for 2, 3. 1. the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending. 2. an instance of it. 3. lavish abundance. [1300 50; ME prodigalite < L prodigalitas wastefulness, equiv. to… …   Universalium

  • prodigality — noun a) wasteful extravagance b) lavish generosity …   Wiktionary

  • prodigality — Synonyms and related words: abundance, affluence, aggrandizement, amorality, ample sufficiency, ampleness, amplification, amplitude, avalanche, backsliding, ballyhoo, big talk, blowing up, bonanza, bounteousness, bountifulness, bountiousness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • 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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