profligation
profligation · profligations
Licentiousness; lewd behaviorLicentiousness; lewd behavior.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Licentiousness; lewd behavior.
(countable, uncountable)The quality of being profligate; extravagance; overabundance.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Defeat; rout; overthrow
Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin prōflīgātiō, from prō- (“forward”, (whence pro-)) + flīgō (“to stBorrowed from Late Latin prōflīgātiō, from prō- (“forward”, (whence pro-)) + flīgō (“to strike, dash”) + -ō. By surface analysis, profligate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: profligations| Singular | profligation |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable