Synonyms for prodigality
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : prod-i-gal-i-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌprɒd ɪˈgæl ɪ ti |
Top 10 synonyms for prodigality Other synonyms for the word prodigality
Définition of prodigality
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French prodigalite (13c., Modern French prodigalité) and directly from Medieval Latin prodigalitatem (nominative prodigalitas) "wastefulness," from Latin prodigialis, from prodigus "wasteful" (see prodigal).
- noun extravagance
- The pyramids are the most conspicuous example of this prodigality.
- Extract from : « Architecture » by Thomas Roger Smith
- His charity was only another form of prodigality, He was a gambler, too.
- Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
- His money gone, he was made treasurer of the troupe his prodigality had ruined.
- Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
- They have played with number with magnificent audacity and prodigality.
- Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot
- Its prodigality was, to do it justice, tempered by extortion.
- Extract from : « Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 » by Sir Stanley Maude
- Her frugal silence mocked his prodigality of hopes and fears.
- Extract from : « The Reef » by Edith Wharton
- Nature, in her prodigality, formed him upon a generous pattern.
- Extract from : « The Land of Thor » by J. Ross Browne
- But all this prodigality and easiness of life detracts a little from ambition.
- Extract from : « Our Italy » by Charles Dudley Warner
- And I am afraid it is very often the wives, Honora, who take the lead in prodigality.
- Extract from : « A Modern Chronicle, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- The prodigality of a Polish feast exceeds all comprehension.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 » by Various
Antonyms for prodigality
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