prodigality

[ prod-i-gal-i-tee ]

/ ˌprɒd ɪˈgæl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural prod·i·gal·i·ties for 2, 3.

the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending.

an instance of it.

lavish abundance.

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Origin of prodigality

1300–50; Middle English prodigalite<Latin prōdigālitās wastefulness, equivalent to prōdig(us) extravagant + -āl(is) -al¹ + -itās-ity

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prodigality

prodigality , profligacy

Words nearby prodigality

prod, prodd, prodding, Prodi, prodigal, prodigality, prodigal son, prodigious, prodigy, prodomos, prodromal

How to use prodigality in a sentence

But meanwhile they enjoyed themselves with the reckless prodigality possible only to such men.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
Remain faithful to your vow of poverty, you who were given to prodigality and magnificence!
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
We expected a certain amount of sultriness, but not in such lavish prodigality as it was delivered.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon
By 1773 the prodigality of government raised the national expenditure far above the revenue.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

France was almost bankrupt, ruined by the prodigality of her two last kings and their neglect of their duties to their people.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt