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thriftlessness

thriftlessness noun: the property of being thriftless.

Noun

thriftlessness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being thriftless.
    • His habits of thriftlessness have made him accustomed to yielding to impulses.1920, Simon William Straus, History of the Thrift Movement in America, page 52
    Synonyms:
    wastefulness

Synonyms of thriftlessness

Origin of thriftlessness

From thriftless + -ness.

Questions about thriftlessness

What does thriftlessness mean?
Thriftlessness means the property of being thriftless.
What part of speech is thriftlessness?
Thriftlessness is a noun.

Words near thriftlessness in the dictionary

  1. thriftiness
  2. thriftinesses
  3. thrifting
  4. thriftless
  5. thriftlessly
  6. thriftlessness
  7. thriftly
  8. thrifts
  9. thriftshop
  10. thriftshops
  11. thriftster

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