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Unthrift vs Prodigal - What's the difference?

unthrift | prodigal |

As nouns the difference between unthrift and prodigal

is that unthrift is a lack of thriftiness; prodigality while prodigal is a prodigal person, a spendthrift.

As adjectives the difference between unthrift and prodigal

is that unthrift is unthrifty while prodigal is wastefully extravagant.

unthrift

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A lack of thriftiness; prodigality.
  • Someone who is not thrifty; a spendthrift, someone who is not careful with their money.
  • *1633 , John Donne, "The Autumnall":
  • *:But name not Winter-faces , whose skin's slacke; / Lanke, as an unthrifts purse [...].

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unthrifty.

    • prodigal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • wastefully extravagant.
    • He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.
    He is a prodigal son.
  • (often, followed by of or with) someone yielding profusely, lavish
    • She was a merry person, glad and prodigal of smiles.
    How can he be so prodigal with money on such a tight budget?
  • profuse, lavishly abundant
  • returning after abandoning a person, group, or ideal, especially for selfish reasons; being a prodigal son.
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    Antonyms

    * (a prodigal person) frugal

    Derived terms

    * prodigal son

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A prodigal person, a spendthrift.

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