prodigence means wastefulness; profusion. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
prodigence is pronounced /ˈpɹɒdɪd͡ʒəns/.
Why “prodigence” is a great word
PRODIGENCE — [Noun] The quality or fact of being wasteful or extravagant; profusion. From Latin prōdigentia, from prōdigēns, present participle of prōdigere ("to squander, drive forth"), from prō- ("forth") + agere ("to drive"). First attested in English in 1634. Unlike "prodigality," which often implies a personal, habitual recklessness with wealth, or "frugality," its careful, hoarding opposite, prodigence is the abstract condition of heedless abundance itself. It is the warmth of a grand fireplace left roaring in an empty hall, the unchecked garden choked by its own exuberant growth, and the deliberate shattering of a fine vase simply to hear the sound it makes—a testament that abundance, once set in motion, cannot be recalled.
Etymology
From Latin prodigentia, from prodigens, present participle of prodigere. See prodigal.
noun
- wastefulness; profusion“Herod, this pastime is overpaid for; there is no proportion in this remuneration; this is not bounty, it is prodigence”