wastefulness
NounUS[weyst-fuhl-nuhs]/ˈweɪstfəlnəs/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the trait of wasting resources“a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste”“the wastefulness of missed opportunities”Synonyms: thriftlessnesswasteType of improvidence, shortsightedness
- 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”Synonyms: wastedissipationType of activityKinds waste of time, waste of material, boondoggle, extravagance, waste of effort, waste of money, squandering
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“wastefulness” is listed under Wasteful.
Waste′ful adjective
1. Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses.
2. Expending, or tending to expend, property, or that which is valuable, in a needless or useless manner; lavish; prodigal; as, a wasteful person; a wasteful disposition.
3. Waste; desolate; unoccupied; untilled. obsolete
In wilderness and wasteful desert strayed.— Edmund Spenser
Synonyms: Lavish; profuse; prodigal; extravagant.
— Waste′wb-a1′>′ful·ly, adverb — Waste′wb-a1′>′ful·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54