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prodigality

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prod·i·gal·i·ty  (prd-gl-t)
n. pl. prod·i·gal·i·ties
1. Extravagant wastefulness.
2. Profuse generosity.
3. Extreme abundance; lavishness.
[Middle English prodigalite, from Old French, from Late Latin prdiglits, from Latin prdigus, prodigal, from prdigere, drive away, to squander : prd-, pr-, for, forth; see proud + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.prodigality - the trait of spending extravagantly
profligacy, extravagance
improvidence, shortsightedness - a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
2.prodigality - excessive spending
high life, highlife, lavishness, extravagance
waste, wastefulness, dissipation - useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
Translations
prodigality [ˌprɒdɪˈgælɪtɪ] N → prodigalidad f
prodigality
n (liter) → Verschwendungssucht f; (= lavishness) → Fülle f, → Üppigkeit f
prodigality [ˌprɒdɪˈgælɪtɪ] n → prodigalità
prodigality [ˌprɒdɪˈgælɪtɪ] n → prodigalità


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Now commenced a scene of eager competition and wild prodigality at the different encampments.
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it no longer bares its bosom with so dazzling a prodigality, for it is many a day since it was uprooted.
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Finding, then, that he was unable to resist his propensity, he resolved to divest himself of the instrument and cause of his prodigality and lavishness, to divest himself of wealth, without which Alexander himself would have seemed parsimonious; and so calling us all three aside one day into a room, he addressed us in words somewhat to the following effect:
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