Associations to the word «Wastefulness»

Wiktionary

WASTEFULNESS, noun. Imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources

Dictionary definition

WASTEFULNESS, noun. The trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities".
WASTEFULNESS, noun. 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".

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.
William Butler Yeats