Profligacy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the trait of spending extravagantly

dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːflɪɡəsi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒflɪɡəsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒflɪɡəsi/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːflɪɡəsi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dissipation prodigality licentiousness extravagance looseness dissolution

Word Forms

extravagant	adjective	recklessly wasteful
prodigal	adjective	recklessly wasteful
dissipate	verb	live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
licentious	adjective	lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
loose	adjective	casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verschwendung

die Eigenschaft, extravagant auszugeben

🇫🇷French

débauche

le trait de dépenser de manière extravagante

🇪🇸Spanish

libertinaje

el rasgo de gastar extravagantemente

🇮🇹Italian

dissolutezza

la caratteristica di spendere in modo stravagante

🇳🇱Dutch

losbandigheid

de eigenschap om extravagant uit te geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

devassidão

a característica de gastar extravagantemente

🇷🇺Russian

расточительство

черта расточительно тратить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आवारगी

अत्यधिक खर्च करने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

অপবিত্রতা

অযথা খরচ করার বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊதாரித்தனம்

ஊதாரித்தனமாக செலவு செய்யும் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

దుష్ప్రవర్తన

విపరీతంగా ఖర్చు చేసే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

विचित्रपणा

अवाजवी खर्च करण्याचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યર્થતા

ઉડાઉ ખર્ચ કરવાની લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುರಾಚಾರ

ಅತಿರಂಜಿತವಾಗಿ ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡುವ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരദൂഷണം

അമിതമായി ചെലവഴിക്കുന്ന സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਅਰਥਤਾ

ਫਾਲਤੂ ਖਰਚ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

کفایت شعاری

اسراف خرچ کرنے کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挥霍

挥霍无度的特质

🇯🇵Japanese

放蕩

贅沢に浪費するという特徴

🇰🇷Korean

방탕

돈을 많이 쓰는 성격

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hoang phí

đặc điểm của việc chi tiêu hoang phí

🇹🇭Thai

ความสุรุ่ยสุร่าย

ลักษณะการใช้จ่ายฟุ่มเฟือย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemborosan

sifat menghabiskan uang secara boros

🇵🇭Filipino

kabastusan

ang katangian ng labis na paggasta

🇲🇾Malay

kebodohan

sifat berbelanja secara boros

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإسراف

صفة الإسراف في الإنفاق

🇮🇷Persian

ولخرجی

ویژگی ولخرجی کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

savurganlık

abartılı harcama özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶפקֵרוּת

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