Associations to the word «Prodigal»
Noun
- Sermon
- Holden
- Sympathy
- Specimen
- Archer
- Favour
- Disciple
- Coloured
- Sullivan
- Him
- Fortune
- Younger
- Kane
- Stranger
- Abundance
- Money
- Mercy
- Assassin
- Gentleman
- Suite
- Pig
- Sake
- Lesson
- Benjamin
- Christ
- Dad
- Philosopher
- Soul
- Folly
- Fault
- Countenance
- Story
- Theme
- Kiss
- Uncle
- Glance
- Cry
- Symphony
- Pleasure
- Brother
- Butler
- Dust
- Clan
- Angel
- Gift
- Childhood
- Steamer
- Youth
- Blues
- Aunt
- Love
- Madame
- Providence
- Delight
- Tear
- God
- Giving
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PRODIGAL, adjective. Wastefully extravagant.
PRODIGAL, adjective. (often followed by of or with) someone yielding profusely, lavish
PRODIGAL, adjective. Profuse, lavishly abundant
PRODIGAL, adjective. Returning after abandoning a person, group, or ideal, especially for selfish reasons; being a prodigal son.
PRODIGAL, noun. A prodigal person, a spendthrift.
PRODIGAL SON, noun. Someone who returns home from travelling, especially having repented of former extravagant behaviour.
PRODIGAL SON, noun. A marine fish, the cobia.
PRODIGAL SONS, noun. Plural of prodigal son
Dictionary definition
PRODIGAL, noun. A recklessly extravagant consumer.
PRODIGAL, adjective. Recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.