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PRONUNCIATION OF THRIFTLESSNESS

thriftlessness  [ˈθrɪftlɪsnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THRIFTLESSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thriftlessness 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 THRIFTLESSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thriftlessness in the English dictionary

The definition of thriftlessness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being reckless and careless with money and other resources; the state of not being thrifty.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THRIFTLESSNESS


aimlessness
ˈeɪmlɪsnɪs
artlessness
ˈɑːtlɪsnɪs
childlessness
ˈtʃaɪldlɪsnɪs
faithlessness
ˈfeɪθlɪsnɪs
fearlessness
ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs
fecklessness
ˈfɛklɪsnɪs
guiltlessness
ˈɡɪltlɪsnɪs
heartlessness
ˈhɑːtlɪsnɪs
homelessness
ˈhəʊmlɪsnɪs
lifelessness
ˈlaɪflɪsnɪs
nervelessness
ˈnɜːvlɪsnɪs
noiselessness
ˈnɔɪzlɪsnɪs
relentlessness
rɪˈlɛntlɪsnɪs
senselessness
ˈsɛnslɪsnɪs
shamelessness
ˈʃeɪmlɪsnɪs
shiftlessness
ˈʃɪftlɪsnɪs
spotlessness
ˈspɒtlɪsnɪs
tactlessness
ˈtæktlɪsnɪs
tastelessness
ˈteɪstlɪsnɪs
worthlessness
ˈwɜːθlɪsnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THRIFTLESSNESS

thrice
thridace
thrift
thrift shop
thriftier
thriftiest
thriftily
thriftiness
thriftless
thriftlessly
thrifty
thrill
thrill-seeker
thrilled
thrilled to bits
thriller
thrilling
thrillingly
thrillingness
thrilly

WORDS THAT END LIKE THRIFTLESSNESS

biliousness
business
carelessness
consciousness
deliciousness
deviousness
flawlessness
heedlessness
helplessness
hilariousness
hopelessness
lawlessness
nervousness
preciousness
restlessness
ridiculousness
righteousness
seriousness
statelessness
unconsciousness
viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of thriftlessness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thriftlessness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THRIFTLESSNESS

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The translations of thriftlessness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thriftlessness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

thriftlessness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

thriftlessness
570 millions of speakers

English

thriftlessness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thriftlessness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

thriftlessness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

thriftlessness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

thriftlessness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

thriftlessness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thriftlessness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanpa daya upaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

thriftlessness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

thriftlessness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

thriftlessness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thriftlessness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thriftlessness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

thriftlessness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रक्षोभत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tutumsuzluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

thriftlessness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niegospodarność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

thriftlessness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

thriftlessness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

thriftlessness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

thriftlessness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

thriftlessness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thriftlessness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thriftlessness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THRIFTLESSNESS»

The term «thriftlessness» is used very little and occupies the 186.062 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THRIFTLESSNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «thriftlessness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «thriftlessness» 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 thriftlessness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THRIFTLESSNESS»

Discover the use of thriftlessness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thriftlessness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Economics of Welfare
Transferences may be distinguished according as they (1) differentiate against idleness and thriftlessness, (2) are neutral, (3) differentiate in favour of idleness and thriftlessness. § 2. Transferences that differentiate against idleness and ...
Alfred C. Pigou, 2006
2
The Economics of Welfare
Transferences may be distinguished according as they (1) differentiate against idleness and thriftlessness, (2) are neutral, (3) differentiate in favour of idleness and thriftlessness. § 2. Transferences that differentiate against idleness and ...
Arthur Cecil Pigou, 1924
3
Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia No. 4 - 1911
its costliness ; (ii.) its tendency to induce thriftlessness. The former is undoubtedly a serious difficulty, since in any normally constituted population the number of persons aged say sixty-five years and upwards will represent about 5 per cent, ...
Austràlia. Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics
4
History of the Thrift Movement in America
His habits of thriftlessness have made him accustomed to yielding to impulses. Day by day, year by year, these petty indulgences have vitiated his character. He is like the house built on sand, which is swept away when the crucial storm comes ...
S. W. Straus, 2005
5
Journal of the American Bankers Association
Thrift and Thriftlessness Branches, Farm Finance, State Bank Problems. JT is a great privilege and pleasure for me as a New Yorker to share in the welcome which has been offered not only by the bankers of this community but by its ...
‎1922
6
Banking: Journal of the American Bankers Association
Journal of the American Bankers Association. Thrift and Thriftlessness Branches, Farm Finance, State Bank Problems. IT is a great privilege and pleasure for me as a New Yorker to share in the welcome which has been offered not only by the  ...
‎1922
7
Odd Tribes: Toward a Cultural Analysis of White People
In anticipation of a key distinction eugenicists would make in constituting poor white families as a subject of investigation and scientific objectification, Weston negatively compares the import of ''ignorance, poverty, and thriftlessness'' into the  ...
John Hartigan, 2005
8
Magnetic Mountain: Stalinism as a Civilization
Mismanagement or thriftlessness (bezkh0ziastvennost) was also an economic crime. Article 128 of the criminal code stipulated that ”thriftlessness, based on a negligent or unconscionable attitude toward a matter entrusted to them, of persons ...
Stephen Kotkin, 1997
9
Thrift and Thriving in America: Capitalism and Moral Order ...
This thriftlessness was not without larger consequences, for left without direction, “he would become an insufferable burden to society.”66 Proslavery southerners like Fitzhugh delighted in looking to the free North for evidence of the ...
Joshua Yates, James Davison Hunter, 2011
10
Johnny Appleseed and the American Orchard: A Cultural History
The prevailing oral traditions in Pennsylvania interpret his move west as evidence of failure, indi— cating that he was the victim of aggressive claim jumpers or his own thriftlessness. The contentious nature of the scramble for land in the region, ...
William Kerrigan, 2012

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THRIFTLESSNESS»

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1
When naked cantors get steamed (and other tales from the shvitz)
... Williams notes that these health and hygiene advocates perceived dirt and poverty as linked to “habits of laziness, weakness, degeneration, or thriftlessness. «Toronto Star, Jun 15»
2
Speedy crossword No 970
1 Occur together (8); 5 Jazz singing (4); 9 Symbol, emblem (5); 10 Marvel (7); 11 Unexceptional (3-2-3-4); 13 Even the score (6); 14 Crowd (6); 17 Thriftlessness ... «The Guardian, Feb 14»
3
The Financial Crisis: Lessons on the Virtue of Thrift
The federal government set limits on interest charges and, as social historian Barbara Dafoe Whitehead points out, “some forms of thriftlessness were outlawed ... «Christian Post, Oct 08»
4
Scoring points at the expense of Black men
... said that among Blacks there was "a grievous amount of ignorance, a sad amount of viciousness, and a tremendous amount of laziness and thriftlessness.". «Socialist Worker Online, Jun 08»

REFERENCE
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