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Prodigal

noun/pɹˈɑːdɪɡəl/
Definition
a recklessly extravagant consumer
recklessly wasteful
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pɹˈɑːdɪɡəl/
🇬🇧British English
/pɹˈɒdɪɡəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pɹˈɒdɪɡəl/
3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːdɪɡəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna recklessly extravagant consumer
adjectiverecklessly wasteful
“prodigal in their expenditures”
Word Forms
prodigaladjectiverecklessly wasteful
profligateadjectiverecklessly wasteful
squanderverbspend extravagantly
extravagancenounthe trait of spending extravagantly
prodigalnouna recklessly extravagant consumer
prodigalitynounexcessive spending
profligatenouna recklessly extravagant consumer
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verschwenderisch
ein rücksichtslos extravaganter Verbraucher
🇫🇷French
prodigue
un consommateur imprudemment extravagant
🇪🇸Spanish
pródigo
un consumidor imprudentemente extravagante
🇮🇹Italian
prodigo
un consumatore sconsideratamente stravagante
🇳🇱Dutch
kwistig
een roekeloze, extravagante consument
🇵🇹Portuguese
pródigo
um consumidor imprudentemente extravagante
🇷🇺Russian
блудный
безрассудно экстравагантный потребитель
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उड़ाऊ
एक लापरवाह फिजूलखर्च उपभोक्ता
🇧🇩Bengali
অপব্যয়ী
একটি বেপরোয়া অতিরিক্ত ভোক্তা
🇮🇳Tamil
ஊதாரி
ஒரு பொறுப்பற்ற ஆடம்பரமான நுகர்வோர்
🇮🇳Telugu
తప్పిపోయిన
నిర్లక్ష్యంగా విపరీత వినియోగదారు
🇮🇳Marathi
उधळपट्टी
एक बेपर्वाईने उधळपट्टी करणारा ग्राहक
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉડાઉ
અવિચારી રીતે ઉડાઉ ગ્રાહક
🇮🇳Kannada
ತಪ್ಪಿತಸ್ಥ
ಅಜಾಗರೂಕತೆಯಿಂದ ಅತಿರಂಜಿತ ಗ್ರಾಹಕ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ധൂർത്തൻ
അശ്രദ്ധമായി അതിരുകടന്ന ഒരു ഉപഭോക്താവ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉਜਾੜੂ
ਇੱਕ ਲਾਪਰਵਾਹੀ ਨਾਲ ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ ਖਪਤਕਾਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
اجنبی
ایک لاپرواہی سے اسراف صارف
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
浪子
鲁莽奢侈的消费者
🇯🇵Japanese
放蕩者
無謀な贅沢な消費者
🇰🇷Korean
탕자
무모하게 사치스러운 소비자
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hoang đàng
một người tiêu dùng phung phí một cách liều lĩnh
🇹🇭Thai
ฟุ่มเฟือย
ผู้บริโภคฟุ่มเฟือยอย่างไม่ระมัดระวัง
🇮🇩Indonesian
boros
konsumen yang sangat boros
🇵🇭Filipino
alibugha
isang walang ingat na labis na mamimili
🇲🇾Malay
pemboros
pengguna boros melulu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مبذر
المستهلك الباهظ المتهور
🇮🇷Persian
ولگرد
یک مصرف کننده بی پروا ولخرج
🇹🇷Turkish
müsrif
pervasızca abartılı bir tüketici
🇮🇱Hebrew
אובד
צרכן פזיז בפזיזות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'prodigal'?
The primary meaning of 'prodigal' is 'a recklessly extravagant consumer'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'prodigal' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'prodigal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'prodigal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'prodigal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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