thriftlessness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

thriftlessness
    n 1: the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by
         thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed
         opportunities" [syn: {thriftlessness}, {waste},
         {wastefulness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Thriftless \Thrift"less\, a.
   Without thrift; not prudent or prosperous in money affairs.
   -- {Thrift"less*ly}, adv. -- {Thrift"less*ness}, n.
   [1913 Webster]

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