Wastefulness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the trait of wasting resources

useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈeɪstfəlnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeɪstfəlnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeɪstfəlnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪstfəlnəs/.

Examples

a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste
the wastefulness of missed opportunities
if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waste dissipation thriftlessness

Parts of Speech

noun	the trait of wasting resources “a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste”
noun	useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly “if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste”

Word Forms

thriftless	adjective	careless of the future
waste	verb	spend thoughtlessly; throw away
wasteful	adjective	tending to squander and waste
dissipate	verb	spend frivolously and unwisely

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verschwendung

die Eigenschaft, Ressourcen zu verschwenden

🇫🇷French

gaspillage

le trait de gaspiller des ressources

🇪🇸Spanish

despilfarro

el rasgo de desperdiciar recursos

🇮🇹Italian

spreco

la caratteristica di sprecare risorse

🇳🇱Dutch

verspilling

de eigenschap van het verspillen van hulpbronnen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desperdício

a característica de desperdiçar recursos

🇷🇺Russian

расточительность

черта растраты ресурсов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फिजूलखर्ची

संसाधनों को बर्बाद करने की विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

অপব্যয়

সম্পদ নষ্ট করার বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

வீண் விரயம்

வளங்களை வீணடிக்கும் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యర్థం

వనరులను వృధా చేసే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

अपव्यय

संसाधने वाया घालवण्याचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યર્થતા

સંસાધનોને બગાડવાનું લક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯರ್ಥತೆ

ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳನ್ನು ವ್ಯರ್ಥ ಮಾಡುವ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാഴ്വസ്തുക്കൾ

വിഭവങ്ങൾ പാഴാക്കുന്ന സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਾਲਤੂਤਾ

ਸਰੋਤ ਬਰਬਾਦ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

فضول خرچی

وسائل کو ضائع کرنے کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浪费

浪费资源的特点

🇯🇵Japanese

無駄遣い

資源を浪費する性質

🇰🇷Korean

낭비

자원낭비의 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lãng phí

đặc điểm lãng phí tài nguyên

🇹🇭Thai

ความสิ้นเปลือง

ลักษณะของการสิ้นเปลืองทรัพยากร

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemborosan

sifat membuang-buang sumber daya

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-aaksaya

ang katangian ng pag-aaksaya ng mga mapagkukunan

🇲🇾Malay

pembaziran

sifat pembaziran sumber

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التبذير

سمة إهدار الموارد

🇮🇷Persian

اسراف

ویژگی اتلاف منابع

🇹🇷Turkish

savurganlık

kaynakları israf etme özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּזבְּזָנוּת

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