What does prodigal mean?
Definitions for prodigal
ˈprɒd ɪ gəlprodi·gal
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word prodigal.
Princeton's WordNet
prodigal, profligate, squandereradjective
a recklessly extravagant consumer
extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthriftadjective
recklessly wasteful
"prodigal in their expenditures"
Wiktionary
prodigalnoun
A prodigal person, a spendthrift.
prodigaladjective
wastefully extravagant.
prodigaladjective
someone yielding profusely, lavish
prodigaladjective
profuse, lavishly abundant
Webster Dictionary
Prodigaladjective
given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses
Prodigalnoun
one who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift
Freebase
Prodigal
Lex recovers his long-lost brother Lucas and uses him in a ploy to buy out his father's share of the company. But it soon becomes clear that Lucas isn't to be trusted, and Lex soon finds himself ousted from his own company.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Prodigal
prod′i-gal, adj. spending without necessity: wasteful: lavish: profuse.—n. one who throws away without necessity: a waster: a spendthrift.—v.t. Prod′igalise, Prod′igāte, to spend lavishly, waste.—n. Prodigal′ity, state or quality of being prodigal: extravagance: profusion: great liberality.—adv. Prod′igally, wastefully. [Fr.,—L. prodigus—prodigĕre, to squander—pro, forth, agĕre, to drive.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prodigal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prodigal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of prodigal in a Sentence
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
Love never reasons, but profusely gives; it gives like a thoughtless prodigal its all, and then trembles least it has done to little.
If a man is miser he will certainly have a prodigal son.
If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.
Former President Alfonso Portillo:
I return as the prodigal son who made a mistake and I recognize it, my dream is to create a democratic front with various sectors and make a proposal to the country.
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- مبذرArabic
- marnotratnýCzech
- fortabteDanish
- verschwenderischGerman
- άσωτοςGreek
- mirindaEsperanto
- pródigoSpanish
- ولخرجPersian
- tuhlari, tuhlaajapoika, tuhlaavainen, ylenpalttinenFinnish
- prodigueFrench
- stríocachIrish
- खर्चीलाHindi
- tékozlóHungarian
- borosIndonesian
- hóflaust, eyðslukló, hóflausIcelandic
- prodigo, generosoItalian
- פַּזְרָנִיHebrew
- 放蕩, 浪費Japanese
- 낭비하는Korean
- prodigi,Latin
- kwistigDutch
- fortapteNorwegian
- marnotrawnyPolish
- pródigoPortuguese
- risipitorRomanian
- расточительныйRussian
- slSwedish
- ஊதாரித்தனமானTamil
- ฟุ่มเฟือยThai
- savurganTurkish
- марнотратнийUkrainian
- اڑاؤUrdu
- hoang phíVietnamese
- ויסברענגערישYiddish
- 败Chinese
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