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- [prof-li-guh-see]
- /ˈprɒf lɪ gə si/
- /ˈprɒf.lɪ.ɡət/
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- [prof-li-guh-see]
- /ˈprɒf lɪ gə si/
Definitions of profligacy word
- noun profligacy shameless dissoluteness. 1
- noun profligacy reckless extravagance. 1
- noun profligacy great abundance. 1
- noun profligacy wasteful extravagance 1
- uncountable noun profligacy Profligacy is the spending of too much money or the using of too much of something. 0
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Origin of profligacy
First appearance:
before 1730 One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1730-40; proflig(ate) + -acy
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Parts of speech for Profligacy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
profligacy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for profligacy
noun profligacy
- corruption — Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
- criminality — the state or quality of being criminal
- depravation — to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
- depravity — Depravity is very dishonest or immoral behaviour.
- dissipation — the act of dissipating.
Antonyms for profligacy
noun profligacy
- frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
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