WASTEFULNESS

waste, wastefulness, dissipation

(noun) 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”

thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness

(noun) the trait of wasting resources; “a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste”; “the wastefulness of missed opportunities”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wastefulness (countable and uncountable, plural wastefulnesses)

imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

coffee icon