wastefulness

English Thesaurus

1. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly (noun.act)

hypernym	:	activity,
definition	:	any specific behavior (noun.act)

hyponym	:	boondoggle,
definition	:	work of little or no value done merely to look busy (noun.act)

hyponym	:	waste of effort, waste of energy,
definition	:	a useless effort (noun.act)

hyponym	:	waste of material,
definition	:	a useless consumption of material (noun.act)

hyponym	:	waste of money,
definition	:	money spent for inadequate return (noun.act)

hyponym	:	waste of time,
definition	:	the devotion of time to a useless activity (noun.act)

hyponym	:	extravagance, high life, highlife, lavishness, prodigality,
definition	:	excessive spending (noun.act)

hyponym	:	squandering,
definition	:	spending resources lavishly and wastefully (noun.act)

2. the trait of wasting resources (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	improvidence, shortsightedness,
definition	:	a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources (noun.attribute)

3. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly (noun.act)

derivation	:	consume, squander, ware, waste,
definition	:	spend extravagantly (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	waste,
definition	:	use inefficiently or inappropriately (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	dissipate, fool, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot,
definition	:	spend frivolously and unwisely (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	blow, squander, waste,
definition	:	spend thoughtlessly; throw away (verb.possession)

derivation	:	wasteful,
definition	:	laying waste (adj.all)

derivation	:	uneconomical, wasteful,
definition	:	inefficient in use of time and effort and materials (adj.all)

4. the trait of wasting resources (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	waste,
definition	:	use inefficiently or inappropriately (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	blow, squander, waste,
definition	:	spend thoughtlessly; throw away (verb.possession)

derivation	:	thriftless,
definition	:	careless of the future (adj.all)

derivation	:	wasteful,
definition	:	tending to squander and waste (adj.all)

5. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly (noun.act)

derivation	:	consume, squander, ware, waste,
definition	:	spend extravagantly (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	waste,
definition	:	use inefficiently or inappropriately (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	dissipate, fool, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot,
definition	:	spend frivolously and unwisely (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	blow, squander, waste,
definition	:	spend thoughtlessly; throw away (verb.possession)

derivation	:	wasteful,
definition	:	laying waste (adj.all)

derivation	:	uneconomical, wasteful,
definition	:	inefficient in use of time and effort and materials (adj.all)

6. the trait of wasting resources (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	waste,
definition	:	use inefficiently or inappropriately (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	blow, squander, waste,
definition	:	spend thoughtlessly; throw away (verb.possession)

derivation	:	thriftless,
definition	:	careless of the future (adj.all)

derivation	:	wasteful,
definition	:	tending to squander and waste (adj.all)