wastefulness

noun/ˈweɪstfəlnəs/CEFR C1

অপচয়ের প্রবণতা

Meaning

The habit of using more than is needed and throwing away what is left.

Example sentences

  • The wastefulness of the kitchen shocked him.রান্নাঘরের অপচয় দেখে সে হতবাক হলো।
  • Wastefulness is costly at this scale.এই মাপে অপচয় ব্যয়বহুল।

Common phrases with “wastefulness”

  • sheer wastefulnessনিছক অপচয়
  • the wastefulness of the systemব্যবস্থার অপচয়
  • reduce wastefulnessঅপচয় কমানো

A common mistake

The factory produces two tonnes of wastefulness a day.→The factory produces two tonnes of waste a day.

Waste is the material thrown away and can be weighed. Wastefulness is the habit behind it and is uncountable — you cannot have tonnes of a habit.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: extravagance, profligacy

Antonyms: thrift

Similar words, and what each means

  • extravagance

    অপব্যয়, অমিতব্যয়িতা

    The habit of spending more money than is necessary or reasonable.

  • profligacy

    বেহিসেবি অপচয়

    Reckless spending or wasting of money and resources.

Opposite words

  • thrift

    মিতব্যয়িতা

    Careful use of money so that nothing is wasted.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • wasteverbঅপচয় করা, নষ্ট করা
  • wastefuladjectiveঅপচয়কারী, অমিতব্যয়ী

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “wastefulness” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • স্মৃতিস্তম্ভ, সৌধ
    • • উদ্ধৃতি, তথ্যসূত্র
    • • সতর্কঘণ্টা
    • • অপচয়ের প্রবণতা
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    অপচয়ের প্রবণতা — wastefulness (noun) — অপচয়ের প্রবণতা. The habit of using more than is needed and throwing away what is left.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “wastefulness”?

    • • enigma
    • • extravagance
    • • nature
    • • technique
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    extravagance — extravagance — অপব্যয়, অমিতব্যয়িতা. The habit of spending more money than is necessary or reasonable.

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