wastefulness, n.
(wastefulnesses)
(wastefulnesses)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
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dissipation waste wastefulness
sample sentences
"if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste""mindless dissipation of natural resources"
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boondoggle
waste of effort, waste of energy
waste of material
waste of money
waste of time
extravagance, prodigality, lavishness, highlife, high life
squandering
hypernym
the trait of wasting resources
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thriftlessness waste wastefulness
sample sentences
"a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste""the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
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