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profligateness

profligateness noun: the state or condition of being profligate; wastefulness.

Noun

profligateness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being profligate; wastefulness.
    Synonyms:
    profligacy

Synonyms of profligateness

Origin of profligateness

From profligate + -ness.

Questions about profligateness

What does profligateness mean?
Profligateness means the state or condition of being profligate; wastefulness.
What part of speech is profligateness?
Profligateness is a noun.

Words near profligateness in the dictionary

  1. profligacies
  2. profligacy
  3. profligate
  4. profligated
  5. profligately
  6. profligateness
  7. profligates
  8. profligating
  9. profligation
  10. profligations
  11. profligatory

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