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PROFLIGACY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
Synonyms:
dissipation; dissolution; licentiousness; looseness; profligacy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("profligacy" is a kind of...):
intemperance; intemperateness; self-indulgence (excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The trait of spending extravagantly
Synonyms:
extravagance; prodigality; profligacy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("profligacy" is a kind of...):
improvidence; shortsightedness (a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources)
