- thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness - the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
--1 is a kind of improvidence, shortsightedness
- waste, wastefulness, dissipation - useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
--2 is a kind of activity
--2 has particulars:boondoggle; waste of effort, waste of energy; waste of material; waste of money; waste of time; extravagance, prodigality, lavishness, highlife, high life; squandering