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extravagance vs wastefulness

wastefulness vs extravagance

extravagance and wastefulness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extravagance Yes No No No
wastefulness Yes No No No
As nouns, wastefulness is a hypernym of extravagance; that is, wastefulness is a word with a broader meaning than extravagance:
  • extravagance: the activity of excessive spending
  • wastefulness: useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
Other hypernyms of extravagance include dissipation, waste.
extravagance (noun) wastefulness (noun)
the activity of excessive spending useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
the trait of spending extravagantly the trait of wasting resources
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
Difference between extravagance and wastefulness

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