prodigality vs shortsightedness

prodigality and shortsightedness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prodigality	Yes	No	No	No
shortsightedness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shortsightedness is a hypernym of prodigality; that is, shortsightedness is a word with a broader meaning than prodigality:

prodigality: the trait of spending extravagantly
shortsightedness: a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources

Other hypernyms of prodigality include improvidence.

prodigality (noun)	shortsightedness (noun)
the activity of excessive spending	a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
the trait of spending extravagantly	(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred