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prodigal

/ˈprɒdɪɡl/adjective

उच्चारण प्रॉडिगल

फ़िज़ूलख़र्च, अपव्ययी

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adjective
  1. 1

    formal, disapproving

    spending money or using resources too freely and carelessly

    फ़िज़ूलख़र्च, अपव्ययी

    • a prodigal son who wasted his inheritance in two years
    • the prodigal use of water in the fields
    • The prodigal king emptied the treasury on lavish festivals and gifts.
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    • It is prodigal to leave every light and fan on all day.
    • He lived a prodigal life until his savings ran out.

    Synonyms wasteful extravagant spendthrift

    Opposite thrifty frugal economical

  2. 2

    ~ of sth literary

    giving something generously and in large amounts

    (किसी चीज़ में) बहुत उदार, मुक्तहस्त

    • She was prodigal of her praise.
    • The host was prodigal with food, serving ten dishes to four guests.
    • The old teacher was prodigal in his kindness to every struggling student.
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    • Nature is prodigal with colour during the spring months.
    • She was prodigal of her time, always helping neighbours with their problems.

    Synonyms lavish generous bountiful

    Opposite sparing stingy

noun
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    a person who spends money too freely and carelessly

    फ़िज़ूलख़र्च व्यक्ति

    • The prodigal returned home penniless.
    • Like the prodigal, he came back with empty pockets.
    • After years of wasting money, the prodigal finally learned to save.
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    • The villagers welcomed the prodigal back with open arms.
    • His father called him a prodigal who had thrown away every chance.

    Synonyms spendthrift wastrel profligate

    Opposite miser

◇Word family
prodigality nounprodigally adv.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

wasteful extravagant spendthrift lavish generous bountiful wastrel profligate

Antonyms

thrifty frugal economical sparing stingy miser

AaSpelling

prod·i·gal

?Which word?

Keep apart: prodigal (wasteful), prodigy (a gifted child), prodigious (enormous).

Prodigal (फ़िज़ूलख़र्च), prodigy (प्रतिभाशाली बच्चा), prodigious (विशाल) को अलग रखिए।

⌂Word origin and word building

The parable of the prodigal son is the source of 'the prodigal returns'.

'The prodigal returns' बाइबल की prodigal son की कथा से है।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A person who spends recklessly (also spendthrift, profligate); the opposite is a miser.

'लापरवाही से खर्च करने वाला' के लिए यह शब्द (या spendthrift, profligate) आता है; इसका विपरीत miser है।