What does wastrel mean?
Definitions for wastrel
ˈweɪ strəlwastrel
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Princeton's WordNet
wastrel, wasternoun
someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
Wiktionary
wastrelnoun
One who is profligate, who wastes time or resources extravagantly.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wastrelnoun
Etymology: from waste.
Their works, both stream and load, lie in several, or in wastrell, that is, in inclosed grounds, or in commons. Carew.
Wikipedia
wastrel
The Wastrel (Italian: Il relitto) is a 1961 Italian-Cypriot drama film directed by Michael Cacoyannis and starring Ellie Lambeti. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
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wastrel
A wastrel is an individual who wastes resources, particularly money, in a careless or extravagant manner and lacks ambition or direction in their life. This term is typically used to refer to someone who is purposeless and self-indulgent, often to the point of their own detriment.
Webster Dictionary
Wastrelnoun
any waste thing or substance
Wastrelnoun
waste land or common land
Wastrelnoun
a profligate
Wastrelnoun
a neglected child; a street Arab
Wastrelnoun
anything cast away as bad or useless, as imperfect bricks, china, etc
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wastrel in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wastrel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of wastrel in a Sentence
Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust.
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