Home › Words › T › thriftlessnessthriftlessnessthriftlessness means the property of being thriftless.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, thriftlessness ranks #15,907 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom thriftless + -ness.nounThe property of being thriftless.e.g.“His habits of thriftlessness have made him accustomed to yielding to impulses.” — 1920, Simon William Straus, History of the Thrift Movement in America, page 52:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.thriftiness 84% match — The property of being thrifty. vs thriftlessness →unthrift 81% match — A lack of thriftiness; prodigality. vs thriftlessness →thrift 73% match — The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money). vs thriftlessness →overthriftiness 73% match — Excessive thriftiness. vs thriftlessness →frugalness 73% match — The property of being frugal. vs thriftlessness →wastethrift 72% match — A spendthrift. vs thriftlessness →misthrift 69% match — Extravagance; the wasting of money. vs thriftlessness →thriveless 66% match — thriftless; not thriving; unsuccessful vs thriftlessness →