prodigality
/ˌprɑdɪˈɡælɪti/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The plain where he was riding was one immense thicket of the gum cistus, whose frail white leaves, just veined with the faintest pink, fell in showers at the least movement of the passer-by. What a prodigality of blossom!—for the gum cistus, born and withered in an hour, is the most ephemeral of flowers."
- "Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres."
- "At least there was an air of reckless prodigality in their appearance, and the most fastidious guest would surely find the wine his soul craved for, at all events) in the label."
Etymology
From prodigal + -ity, from Old French prodigalite, from Late Latin prodigalitas.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌprɑdɪˈɡælɪti/
- British English: /ˌprɒdɪˈɡælɪti/