Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spendthriftness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spendthrift-ness
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being a spendthrift; profligacy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This gives me hope for a technological cure for spendthriftness: a credit card that would remind you of your outstanding balance every time you started to buy something."

Etymology

From spendthrift + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: spendthrift

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does spendthriftness mean?: The condition of being a spendthrift; profligacy.
Where does spendthriftness come from?: From spendthrift + -ness.

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