Meaning of WASTEFULNESS

Pronunciation:			w'eystfulnus
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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" [n]  the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
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	Synonyms:		dissipation, thriftlessness, waste, waste
	See Also:		activity, extravagance, high life, highlife, improvidence, lavishness, prodigality, shortsightedness, squandering, waste of effort, waste of energy, waste of material, waste of money, waste of time