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noun
imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: waste, dissipation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: activity
Narrower terms: boondoggle, waste of effort, waste of energy, waste of material, waste of money, waste of time, extravagance, prodigality, lavishness, highlife, high life, squandering
noun
the trait of wasting resources
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: thriftlessness, waste
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: improvidence, shortsightedness
History
From Middle English wastfulnes; equivalent to wasteful + -ness.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
