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nounprofligateness (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or condition of being profligate; wastefulness.
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Bulgarian разточителност, прахосничество
- разточителност (raztočitelnost)careless wastefulness
- прахосничество (prahosničestvo)careless wastefulness
- развратност (razvratnost)shameless and immoral behaviour
Dutch verspilling, roekeloosheid
- verspillingcareless wastefulness
- roekeloosheidcareless wastefulness
- losbandigheidshameless and immoral behaviour
French dilapidation, gaspillage
- dilapidationcareless wastefulness
- gaspillagecareless wastefulness
- débaucheshameless and immoral behaviour
- impudenceshameless and immoral behaviour
- indécenceshameless and immoral behaviour
German Verschwendung
- Verschwendungcareless wastefulness
Hungarian tékozlás, pazarlás
- tékozláscareless wastefulness
- pazarláscareless wastefulness
- kicsapongásshameless and immoral behaviour
- feslettségshameless and immoral behaviour
Italian sperpero, spreco
- sperperocareless wastefulness
- sprecocareless wastefulness
- dissolutezzashameless and immoral behaviour
- sregolatezzashameless and immoral behaviour
Polish rozrzutność, niegospodarność
- rozrzutnośćcareless wastefulness
- niegospodarnośćcareless wastefulness
- rozpustashameless and immoral behaviour
- rozpustnośćshameless and immoral behaviour
- rozwiązłośćshameless and immoral behaviour
Portuguese esbanjamento, prodigalidade
- esbanjamentocareless wastefulness
- prodigalidadecareless wastefulness
- desperdíciocareless wastefulness
- devassidãoshameless and immoral behaviour
- libertinagemshameless and immoral behaviour
- licenciosidadeshameless and immoral behaviour
Russian расточительность, распутство
- расточительность (rastočitelʹnostʹ)careless wastefulness
- распутство (rasputstvo)shameless and immoral behaviour
Spanish derroche
- derrochecareless wastefulness
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profligateness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profligateness
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“profligateness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profligateness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “profligateness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profligateness.
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