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I know no man who feels deeper disgust than I do at the ambition, avarice, and profligacy of the priesthood, as well because every one of these vices is odious in itself, as because each of them separately and all of them together are utterly abhorrent in men making profession of a life dedicated to God.
Francesco Guicciardini

Meaning of "profligacy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROFLIGACY

profligacy  [ˈprɒflɪɡəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROFLIGACY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Profligacy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROFLIGACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spendthrift

A spendthrift is someone who spends money prodigiously and who is extravagant and recklessly wasteful, often to a point where the spending climbs well beyond his or her means. The word derives from an obsolete sense of the word "thrift" to mean prosperity rather than frugality, so that a "spendthrift" is one who has spent their prosperity. Historical figures who have been characterized as spendthrifts include Karl Marx George IV of Great Britain, King Ludwig II of Bavaria, and Marie Antoinette. The term is often used by the press as an adjective applied to governments who are thought to be wasting public money.

Definition of profligacy in the English dictionary

The definition of profligacy in the dictionary is the quality or state of being shamelessly immoral or debauched. Other definition of profligacy is the quality or state of being wildly extravagant or wasteful.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROFLIGACY


accuracy
ˈækjʊrəsɪ
advocacy
ˈædvəkəsɪ
Agassi
ˈæɡəsɪ
argosy
ˈɑːɡəsɪ
conspiracy
kənˈspɪrəsɪ
delegacy
ˈdɛlɪɡəsɪ
democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ
diplomacy
dɪˈpləʊməsɪ
ecstasy
ˈɛkstəsɪ
efficacy
ˈɛfɪkəsɪ
embassy
ˈɛmbəsɪ
fantasy
ˈfæntəsɪ
intimacy
ˈɪntɪməsɪ
legacy
ˈlɛɡəsɪ
literacy
ˈlɪtərəsɪ
pharmacy
ˈfɑːməsɪ
piracy
ˈpaɪrəsɪ
privacy
ˈpraɪvəsɪ
surrogacy
ˈsʌrəɡəsɪ
Varanasi
vəˈrɑːnəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROFLIGACY

profitable
profitableness
profitably
profiteer
profiteering
profiter
profiterole
profitless
profitlessly
profits tax
profitwise
profligate
profligately
profluence
profluent
profound
profoundly
profoundly deaf
profoundness
profulgent

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROFLIGACY

adequacy
aristocracy
bureaucracy
candidacy
confederacy
curacy
delicacy
fallacy
illegitimacy
illiteracy
inaccuracy
inadequacy
indeterminacy
lacy
legitimacy
lunacy
numeracy
primacy
racy
Tracy

Synonyms and antonyms of profligacy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROFLIGACY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «profligacy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of profligacy

Translation of «profligacy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROFLIGACY

Find out the translation of profligacy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of profligacy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «profligacy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

挥霍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

despilfarro
570 millions of speakers

English

profligacy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आवारगी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خلاعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расточительство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desregramento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাম্পট্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

débauche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Profligacy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verschwendungssucht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

浪費
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방탕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Profligacy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính lảng phí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊதாரித்தனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नैराश्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hovardalık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dissolutezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozrzutność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

марнотратство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imoralitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασωτία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

losbandigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slöseriet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tøylesløshet.Bush
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of profligacy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFLIGACY»

The term «profligacy» is regularly used and occupies the 60.628 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFLIGACY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «profligacy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «profligacy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about profligacy

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QUOTES WITH «PROFLIGACY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word profligacy.
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Francesco Guicciardini
I know no man who feels deeper disgust than I do at the ambition, avarice, and profligacy of the priesthood, as well because every one of these vices is odious in itself, as because each of them separately and all of them together are utterly abhorrent in men making profession of a life dedicated to God.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROFLIGACY»

Discover the use of profligacy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to profligacy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Instigating Profligacy: Aviva and Aisha's Adventures in the ...
Instigating Profligacy: Aviva and Aisha's Adventures in the World is based on author E. G. Barbuto's experiences living, working, and vacationing in the Middle East and Asia.
E. Barbuto, 2005
2
A Modern History of Fiscal Prudence and Profligacy
Mr. Paolo Mauro, Rafael Romeu, Mr. Ariel J Binder, Mr. Asad Zaman. War 11. Structural Breaks in Bohn (1998) Sustainability Test, Full Sample 12. Influential Years in Recursive Bohn (1998) Test 13. Times of Strong Prudence and Profligacy ...
Mr. Paolo Mauro, Rafael Romeu, Mr. Ariel J Binder, 2013
3
Porkbarrel: The Unexpurgated Grace Commission Story of ...
The members of Congress cited in this book range from big spenders to fiscal conservatives. If you want to know what your congressman is really doing about waste in government -- and what we can do about it -- you need to read this book.
Randall Fitzgerald, Gerald Lipson, 1984
4
Thoughts on the Times, But Chiefly on the Profligacy of Our ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
Francis Foster, 2010
5
Ecclesiastical history, a course of lectures
IMMORALITY AND PROFLIGACY OF THE FRENCH CLERGY. 299 inheritance in many families. Children received them, while still in infancy. In the first year of his reign, Henry III., on his arrival in France from Poland, conferred the two ...
William Jones, 1838
6
History of the Jews in All Ages
An almost incredible profligacy prevailed among them — a profligacy nurtured by the abominations of their idolatry — a ... natural affection — a profligacy whose criminality was aggravated by the tremendous judgments which had already ...
Edward Parsons, 1837
7
The Canterbury Magazine
It is no exaggeration to say, that during the last six months they have done more towards degrading the character of public men, than could have been effected, if all the political profligacy of the last century had been acted over again, in that ...
William Mudford, 1834
8
Report from the Committee on the state of the Police of the ...
I certainly think, that as the laws now stand, it is not impossible to do much towards the diminution of this mass of profligacy and delinquency ; and I am sorry to say it appears to increase, not only in the metropolis, but in all the principal towns in ...
‎1816
9
History of the Jews of all ages, by the author of History in ...
An almost incredible profligacy prevailed among them — a profligacy nurtured by the abominations of their idolatry — a ... of natural affection — a profligacy whose criminality was aggravated by the tremendous judgments which had already ...
Jews, 1832
10
History of the Jews in all ages
An almost incredible profligacy prevailed among them — a profligacy nurtured by the abominations of their idolatry — a ... of natural affection — a profligacy whose criminality was aggravated by the tremendous judgments which had already ...
Publications on Christian Principles, 1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROFLIGACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term profligacy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Note To Greece: Mixing Currency And Politics Doesn't Work
Sadly, many of those new currencies would end up symbolizing something else again, namely, government profligacy and corruption. It would ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Greece's Problem Is More Complicated than Austerity
This is the real scandal of the Greek crisis — not the profligacy of Greek individuals, corporates, or banks. The bottom line is that the Greek ... «blogs.hbr.org, Jul 15»
3
Europe has a chicken-and-egg startup problem
We usually talk about it in future terms, but it's the past profligacy of European companies in this space that is hurting the entire continent's ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
4
State of corruption
... but in a country where there is a yawning and ever-increasing gap between the poor in their multitudes and the elite who revel in profligacy, ... «News24, Jul 15»
5
Unicorns Championship Cricket: Peter Wilshaw hits ton, but Staffs …
Wilshaw, aged 28, received a couple of lives along the way and, alongside Hill, ensured the hosts paid for the profligacy. Wilshaw was soon ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
What These Three Stocks Are Telling You About The Property Market
In effect, it was an attempt to get the household sector's savings to subsidise the profligacy of the corporate and government sectors. «Daily Reckoning - Australian Edition, Jul 15»
7
Back off our military pension, benefits
It is not the profligacy of the military pension and health-care costs that are the problem, but endless conflicts and the unrestrained cost ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
8
Crawley 1 Reading FC 0 - Al Habsi error costs Royals defeat
But their profligacy in front of goal was to prove costly, as the League Two side saw the game out. The first half saw limited chances for both ... «getreading, Jul 15»
9
F-35 Lightning II - last of the manned fighters?
... of the F-35; a project that in the popular consciousness has become something of a byword for profligacy and waste in the defence industry. «IHS Jane's 360, Jul 15»
10
AMA president makes a wrong diagnosis on budgetary disorders
... burden under the guise of 'tax reform', and instead focus their efforts squarely on reversing the irresponsible fiscal profligacy of recent years.”. «The Australian, Jul 15»

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