prodigality
Americannoun
plural
prodigalities-
the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending.
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an instance of it.
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lavish abundance.
Etymology
Origin of prodigality
1300–50; Middle English prodigalite < Latin prōdigālitās wastefulness, equivalent to prōdig ( us ) extravagant + -āl ( is ) -al 1 + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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The Void of Azuzel was originally designed to punish prodigality, avarice’s mirror image, and vanity, pride reflected back on itself.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2021
In point of extravagance and notoriety, the most celebrated of the feasts was that arranged by Tigellinus; which I shall describe as a type, instead of narrating time and again the monotonous tale of prodigality.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
And her most resourceful construction is the novel itself, a feat of narrative prodigality that staves off, word by word, the destruction of an entire community.
From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2015
“Great nations are never impoverished by private, though they sometimes are by public prodigality and misconduct.”
From Forbes • Sep. 28, 2014
Laughter is easier, minute by minute, spilled with prodigality, tipped out at a cheerful word.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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