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THRIFTLESSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thriftlessness mean?
• THRIFTLESSNESS (noun)
The noun THRIFTLESSNESS has 1 sense:
1. the trait of wasting resources
Familiarity information: THRIFTLESSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of wasting resources
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
thriftlessness; waste; wastefulness
Context example:
the wastefulness of missed opportunities
Hypernyms ("thriftlessness" is a kind of...):
improvidence; shortsightedness (a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources)
Derivation:
thriftless (careless of the future)
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