- profligacy prof·li·ga·cy n
- ['prɒflɪɡəsɪ]
(debauchery) dissolutezza, (extravagance) grande prodigalità
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profligacy prof·li·ga·cy n
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Profligacy — Prof li*ga*cy, n. [See {Profligate}, a.] The quality of state of being profligate; a profligate or very vicious course of life; a state of being abandoned in moral principle and in vice; dissoluteness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
profligacy — /prof li geuh see/, n. 1. shameless dissoluteness. 2. reckless extravagance. 3. great abundance. [1730 40; PROFLIG(ATE) + ACY] * * * … Universalium
profligacy — prof·li·ga·cy … English syllables
profligacy — prof•li•ga•cy [[t]ˈprɒf lɪ gə si[/t]] n. 1) shameless dissoluteness 2) reckless extravagance 3) great abundance • Etymology: 1730–40 … From formal English to slang
profusion — n 1. abundance, plenitude, bounty, cornucopia, horn of plenty, endless supply, Scot. scouth or skouth, Scot, and North Eng. routh. 2. quantity, quantities, volume, volumes, mass, masses, fund, mine, store; multitude, number, numbers, scores, host … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
profligate — prof|li|gate [ˈprɔflıgıt US ˈpra: ] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of profligare to strike down ] 1.) wasting money or other things in a careless way = ↑wasteful ▪ profligate spending ▪ the profligate use of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Profligateness — Prof li*gate*ness, n. The quality of being profligate; an abandoned course of life; profligacy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
