"profligacy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹɑflɪɡəsi/ [US] Forms: profligacies [plural]
Etymology: From profligate + -acy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|profligate|acy}} profligate + -acy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} profligacy (countable and uncountable, plural profligacies)
  1. (countable) Careless wastefulness. Tags: countable Translations (careless wastefulness): разточителност (raztočitelnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), прахосничество (prahosničestvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), verspilling (Dutch), roekeloosheid (Dutch), Verschwendung [feminine] (German), tékozlás (Hungarian), pazarlás (Hungarian), sperpero [masculine] (Italian), spreco [masculine] (Italian), раси́пништво (rasípništvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), esbanjamento [masculine] (Portuguese), prodigalidade [feminine] (Portuguese), desperdício [masculine] (Portuguese), расточительность (rastočitelʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), derroche [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-profligacy-en-noun-zcVJT0gv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -acy, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -acy: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'careless wastefulness': 94 6
  2. (uncountable) Shameless and immoral behaviour. Tags: uncountable Translations (shameless and immoral behaviour): развратност (razvratnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), losbandigheid (Dutch), kicsapongás (Hungarian), feslettség (Hungarian), dissolutezza [feminine] (Italian), sregolatezza [feminine] (Italian), ра́звратност (rázvratnost) [neuter] (Macedonian), devassidão [feminine] (Portuguese), libertinagem [feminine] (Portuguese), licenciosidade [feminine] (Portuguese), распутство (rasputstvo) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-profligacy-en-noun-YyOKR-kB Disambiguation of 'shameless and immoral behaviour': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: profligateness

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "shameless and immoral behaviour",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ра́звратност"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "shameless and immoral behaviour",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "devassidão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "shameless and immoral behaviour",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "libertinagem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "shameless and immoral behaviour",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "licenciosidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasputstvo",
      "sense": "shameless and immoral behaviour",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "распутство"
    }
  ],
  "word": "profligacy"
}

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