profligateness

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profligateness

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From profligate + -ness.

noun

  1. uncountable The state or condition of being profligate; wastefulness.

    Similar: profligacy

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noun careless wastefulness

Españolderroche
Portuguêsesbanjamento, prodigalidade, desperdício
Françaisdilapidation, gaspillage
DeutschVerschwendung
Italianosperpero, spreco
Русскийрасточительность rastočitelʹnostʹ

noun shameless and immoral behaviour

Portuguêsdevassidão, libertinagem, licenciosidade
Françaisdébauche, impudence, indécence
Italianodissolutezza, sregolatezza
Русскийраспутство rasputstvo

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@misc{profligateness_2026,
  title = {profligateness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/profligateness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}