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Prodigality vs Unthrift - What's the difference?

prodigality | unthrift |

As nouns the difference between prodigality and unthrift

is that prodigality is wasteful extravagance while unthrift is a lack of thriftiness; prodigality.

As an adjective unthrift is

unthrifty.

prodigality

English

Noun

(prodigalities)
  • Wasteful extravagance.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
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  • Lavish generosity.

    • 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.