Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wastefulness

/wˈeɪstfəlnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
waste-ful-ness
IPA
/wˈeɪstfəlnəs/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English wastfulnes; equivalent to wasteful + -ness.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

wastefulnesses (plural)

Synonyms

waste dissipation thriftlessness

Questions

How do you pronounce wastefulness?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈeɪstfəlnəs/.
What does wastefulness mean?
imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources
Where does wastefulness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce wastefulness

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