- waste|ness
- waste|ness «WAYST nihs», noun.the state of lying waste or being barren; desolation.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
waste — waste; waste·ful; waste·less; waste·man; waste·ness; un·waste·fully; waste·ful·ly; waste·ful·ness; … English syllables
waste´ful|ness — waste|ful «WAYST fuhl», adjective. using or spending too much: »to be wasteful of water. SYNONYM(S): extravagant, prodigal, improvident. –waste´ful|ly, adverb. –waste´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
waste´ful|ly — waste|ful «WAYST fuhl», adjective. using or spending too much: »to be wasteful of water. SYNONYM(S): extravagant, prodigal, improvident. –waste´ful|ly, adverb. –waste´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
waste|ful — «WAYST fuhl», adjective. using or spending too much: »to be wasteful of water. SYNONYM(S): extravagant, prodigal, improvident. –waste´ful|ly, adverb. –waste´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
waste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Gradual loss or decay Nouns 1. waste, wastage; dissipation; dispersion; ebb; leakage, loss; wear and tear; extravagance, wastefulness, prodigality, conspicuous consumption; waste of time; jeunesse dorée; … English dictionary for students
des´o|late|ness — des|o|late «adjective. DEHS uh liht; verb. DEHS uh layt», adjective, verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –adj. 1. not producing anything; laid waste; devastated; barren: »desolate land. SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
i´dle|ness — i|dle «Y duhl», adjective, i|dler, i|dlest, verb, i|dled, i|dling. –adj. 1. doing nothing; not busy; not working; unoccupied; unemployed: »idle hands, idle machines, idle hours of a holiday. Give me some help; don t just stand there idle … Useful english dictionary
wil|der|ness — «WIHL duhr nihs», noun. 1. a) a wild place; region with no people living in it. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under desert 1. (Cf. ↑desert) b) a waste or desolate region of any kind, such as the open sea or the arctic regions. 2. Figurative. a bewildering … Useful english dictionary
lavish ness — index largess (generosity), philanthropy, waste Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
