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- [weyst-fuh l]
- /ˈweɪst fəl/
- /ˈweɪstfəlnəs/
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- [weyst-fuh l]
- /ˈweɪst fəl/
Definitions of wastefulness word
- adjective wastefulness given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: wasteful methods; a wasteful way of life. 1
- adjective wastefulness grossly extravagant; prodigal: a wasteful party. 1
- adjective wastefulness devastating or destructive: wasteful war. 1
- noun wastefulness inefficiency 1
- noun wastefulness misuse of resources 1
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Origin of wastefulness
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at waste, -ful
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Parts of speech for Wastefulness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wastefulness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
wastefulness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wastefulness
noun wastefulness
- byproduct — A byproduct is something that is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
- icing on the cake — a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like; icing.
- immoderation — lack of moderation.
- improvidence — not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
- inefficiency — the quality or condition of being inefficient; lack of efficiency.
Antonyms for wastefulness
noun wastefulness
- 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.
- miserliness — of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.
- forehandedness — Quality of being forehanded.
- niggardliness — The state of being niggardly.
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