Antonyms for prodigality

Grammar : Noun

Spell : prod-i-gal-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˌprɒd ɪˈgæl ɪ ti

Definition of prodigality

Origin : mid-14c., from Old French prodigalite (13c., Modern French prodigalité) and directly from Medieval Latin prodigalitatem (nominative prodigalitas) "wastefulness," from Latin prodigialis, from prodigus "wasteful" (see prodigal).

noun extravagance

Example sentences :

The pyramids are the most conspicuous example of this prodigality.
Extract from : « Architecture » by Thomas Roger Smith

His charity was only another form of prodigality, He was a gambler, too.
Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook

His money gone, he was made treasurer of the troupe his prodigality had ruined.
Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field

They have played with number with magnificent audacity and prodigality.
Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot

Its prodigality was, to do it justice, tempered by extortion.
Extract from : « Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 » by Sir Stanley Maude

Her frugal silence mocked his prodigality of hopes and fears.
Extract from : « The Reef » by Edith Wharton

Nature, in her prodigality, formed him upon a generous pattern.
Extract from : « The Land of Thor » by J. Ross Browne

But all this prodigality and easiness of life detracts a little from ambition.
Extract from : « Our Italy » by Charles Dudley Warner

And I am afraid it is very often the wives, Honora, who take the lead in prodigality.
Extract from : « A Modern Chronicle, Complete » by Winston Churchill

The prodigality of a Polish feast exceeds all comprehension.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 » by Various

Synonyms for prodigality

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