how to pronounce profligacy

/ˈpɹɔːflɪˌɡæsiː/

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profligacy is pronounced in four syllables

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pɹɔːflɪɡæs

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meanings of profligacy

noun:

  1. Careless wastefulness.
  2. Shameless and immoral behaviour.

profligacy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word profligacy occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics profligacy can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that profligacy can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;

words with pronunciation similar to profligacy

profligate

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