English noun: profligacy | |||
1. | profligacy (attribute) the trait of spending extravagantly | ||
Synonyms | extravagance, prodigality | ||
Broader (hypernym) | improvidence, shortsightedness | ||
2. | profligacy (act) dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure | ||
Synonyms | dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence | ||