- Types Of Speech
- You can use wastefulness as a noun in a sentence.
- About Wastefulness
- A 4 syllables noun and 12 letters with the letters a, e, f, l, n, s, t, u, and w, 8 consonants, 4 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letters fu. Wastefulness starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters w, wa, was, wast, waste, and the ending characters are s, ss, ess, ness, lness, . Wastefulness is also a double consonant (ss) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
- Compound Words
- A compound word, wastefulness has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are wasteful, and ness.
- Pig Latin
- Wastefulness in Pig Latin is said as "astefulnessway or astefulnesswway".
- Unigram
- w | a | s | t | e | f | u | l | n | e | s | s
- Bigram
- wa | as | st | te | ef | fu | ul | ln | ne | es | ss
- Trigram
- was | ast | ste | tef | efu | ful | uln | lne | nes | ess
- Quadrigram
- wast | aste | stef | tefu | eful | fuln | ulne | lnes | ness
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- useless or profitless activity;
using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly;
"if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste";
"mindless dissipation of natural resources" - the trait of wasting resources;
"a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste";
"the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abandon | the trait of lacking restraint or control freedom from inhibition or worry "she danced with abandon" |
| Abandonment | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless" |
| Abate | become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" |
| Abattoir | a building where animals are butchered |
| Ablate | remove an organ or bodily structure |
| Ablation | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
| Absorption | the mental state of being preoccupied by something |
| Acarpous | producing no fruit |
| Actinotherapy | (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance |
| Afterglow | the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event "he basked in the afterglow of his victory" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Wastefulness
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wastefulness | useless or profitless activity using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste" "mindless dissipation of natural resources" |
View English words with the unique letters used in wastefulness. Words With The Letters Aeflnstuw
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blow | forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth "he gave his nose a loud blow" "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" |
| Consume | engage fully "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy" |
| Dissipate | spend frivolously and unwisely "Fritter away one''s inheritance" |
| Fool | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of |
| Fool Away | |
| Fritter | small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables |
| Fritter Away | |
| Frivol Away | |
| Shoot | the act of shooting at targets "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer" |
| Squander | spend extravagantly "waste not, want not" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Activity | any specific activity "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Boondoggle | work of little or no value done merely to look busy |
| Extravagance | excessive spending |
| Highlife | excessive spending |
| High Life | |
| Lavishness | excessive spending |
| Prodigality | excessive spending |
| Squandering | spending resources lavishly and wastefully; "more wasteful than the squandering of time" |
| Waste Of Effort | |
| Waste Of Energy | |
| Waste Of Material |
View All Hyponyms For Wastefulness
Wastefulness Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With W
- Ends With S
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