profligacy
profligacy · profligacies
расточительность, распутство
Verschwendung
Careless wastefulnessCareless wastefulness.
US/ˈpɹɑflɪɡəsi/
» These clubs have never been known for profligacy.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)Careless wastefulness.
Verschwendung
расточительностьrastočitelʹnostʹ
(uncountable)Shameless and immoral behaviour.
распутствоrasputstvo
More definitions
- dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
- the trait of spending extravagantly
Examples
2 sentencesThese clubs have never been known for profligacy.
The profligacy that made him the most popular boy in his set eventually led to his family abruptly calling him home.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
careless wastefulness:
shameless and immoral behaviour:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
careless wastefulness:
Origin
From proflig(ate) + -acy (with -acy a suffixal construction from -ate + -cy), from Latin pFrom proflig(ate) + -acy (with -acy a suffixal construction from -ate + -cy), from Latin prōflīgātus, past participle of Latin prōflīgō, from prō- (“forward”) + flīgō (“to strike, dash”) (whence pro-).
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Forms
plural: profligacies| Singular | profligacy |
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regular
Synonyms
17 synonymsextravaganceC1viceB1profligatenessspendthriftimprudenceprodigalityprofusionrecklessnesscarrying-onCorinthianismknaveryrakehood
Close in meaning
- dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure:dissipationdissolutionlicentiousnesslooseness
- the trait of spending extravagantly:extravaganceprodigality
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedimmoralB2
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable