thriftlessness
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thriftlessness — noun the trait of wasting resources a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste the wastefulness of missed opportunities • Syn: ↑waste, ↑wastefulness • Derivationally related forms: ↑wasteful (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Thriftlessness — Thriftless Thrift less, a. Without thrift; not prudent or prosperous in money affairs. {Thrift less*ly}, adv. {Thrift less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thriftlessness — noun see thriftless … New Collegiate Dictionary
thriftlessness — noun property of being thriftless Syn: wastefulness … Wiktionary
thriftlessness — thrift·less·ness || θrɪftlɪsnɪs n. wastefulness … English contemporary dictionary
thriftlessness — thrift·less·ness … English syllables
wastefulness — noun 1. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste mindless dissipation of natural resources • Syn: ↑waste, ↑dissipation • Derivationally… … Useful english dictionary
thriftless — adjective Date: 15th century 1. lacking usefulness or worth 2. careless, wasteful, or incompetent in handling money or resources ; improvident • thriftlessly adverb • thriftlessness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Halukka — The halukka (Hebrew: החלוקה) was an organized distribution and collection of funds for the residents of the Yishuv haYashan in the Holy Land; which were organized into Kolelim. Sympathizing Jews in the diaspora formed a standing committee,… … Wikipedia
thriftless — thriftlessly, adv. thriftlessness, n. /thrift lis/, adj. 1. without thrift; improvident; wasteful. 2. Archaic. useless or pointless. [1350 1400; ME: unsuccessful. See THRIFT, LESS] * * * … Universalium
