Hyphenation of wastefulness

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word wastefulness? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

waste-ful-ness

Definitions of wastefulness:

1.	The trait of wasting resources A life characterized by thriftlessness and waste The wastefulness of missed opportunities
2.	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

Synonyms of wastefulness:

noun	thriftlessness, waste, improvidence, shortsightedness
noun	waste, dissipation, activity

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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