thriftlessness

2 definitions found

thriftlessness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Thriftless \Thrift"less\, a.
     Without thrift; not prudent or prosperous in money affairs.
     -- Thrift"less*ly, adv. -- Thrift"less*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]

thriftlessness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  thriftlessness
      n 1: the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by
           thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed
           opportunities" [syn: thriftlessness, waste,
           wastefulness]