Prodigality

//ˌprɒdɪˈɡælɪti//

Synonyms for "prodigality" (234 found)

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Closest matches (47)

Strong matches (70)

Related words (117)

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Translations

26 translations across 13 languages.

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Arabic

3 entries
  • إِسْرَاف noun (wasteful extravagance.)
  • تَبْذِير noun (wasteful extravagance.)
  • سَرَف noun (wasteful extravagance.)

Armenian

2 entries
  • առատաձեռնություն noun (lavish generosity.)
  • շվայտություն noun (wasteful extravagance.)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • прахосничество noun (wasteful extravagance.)
  • разточителство noun (wasteful extravagance.)
  • щедрост noun (lavish generosity.)

Czech

3 entries
  • hýřivost noun (wasteful extravagance.)
  • marnotratnost noun (wasteful extravagance.)
  • rozhazovačnost noun (wasteful extravagance.)

Dutch

3 entries
  • kwistigheid noun (wasteful extravagance.)
  • verspilzucht noun (wasteful extravagance.)
  • vrijgevigheid noun (lavish generosity.)

French

2 entries
  • prodigalité noun (wasteful extravagance.)
  • prodigalité noun (lavish generosity.)

Irish

1 entries
  • caifeachas noun (wasteful extravagance.)

Persian

1 entries
  • اسراف noun (wasteful extravagance.)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • prodigalidade noun (wasteful extravagance.)

Romanian

2 entries
  • prodigalitate noun (wasteful extravagance.)
  • prodigalitate noun (lavish generosity.)

Russian

2 entries
  • мотовство noun (wasteful extravagance.)
  • транжирство noun (wasteful extravagance.)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • ana-caitheamh noun (wasteful extravagance.)
  • ana-caitheamh noun (lavish generosity.)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • sakmata noun (wasteful extravagance.)

Sample sentences

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The plain where he was riding was one immense thicket of the gum cistus, whose frail white leaves, just veined with the faintest pink, fell in showers at the least movement of the passer-by. What a prodigality of blossom!—for the gum cistus, born and withered in an hour, is the most ephemeral of flowers.

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Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres.

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At least there was an air of reckless prodigality in their appearance, and the most fastidious guest would surely find the wine his soul craved for, at all events) in the label.

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