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2prod abbreviation product; production

1prodigal adjective 1 : recklessly extravagant; also : LUXURIANT

2 : recklessly spendthrift : WASTEFUL

Synonyms

extravagant, profligate, spendthrift, thriftless, unthrifty, wasteful; also improvident, myopic, shortsighted; bountiful, generous, lavish, liberal, openhanded, philanthropic; careless, heedless, imprudent, incautious, injudicious, unwise; indulgent, reckless, self-indulgent

Antonyms

conserving, economical, economizing, frugal, scrimping, skimping, thrifty

2prodigal noun : one who spends or gives lavishly and foolishly

Synonyms

profligate, spendthrift, wastrel

Antonyms

economizer

prod·i·gal·i·ty noun : reckless spending of resources

Synonyms

extravagance, lavishness, wastefulness—more at EXTRAVAGANCE

pro·di·gious adjective 1 : exciting wonder

2 : extraordinary in size or degree : ENORMOUS

— pro·di·gious·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] amazing, astonishing, astounding, awesome, marvelous, stunning, stupendous, surprising, wonderful—more at MARVELOUS

[2] colossal, enormous, giant, gigantic, huge, mammoth, massive, tremendous, vast

prod·i·gy noun, plural -gies 1 : something extraordinary : WONDER

2 : a highly talented child

Synonyms

caution, flash, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, portent, sensation, wonder—more at WONDER

1produce verb pro·duced; pro·duc·ing 1 : to present to view : EXHIBIT

2 : to give birth or rise to

3 : EXTEND, PROLONG

4 : to give being or form to : MAKE; especially : MANUFACTURE

5 : to cause to accrue <~ a profit>

— pro·duc·er noun

Synonyms

[2, 4] bear, bring about, cause, create, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, make, prompt, result, work, yield—more at EFFECT

[4] fabricate, fashion, form, frame, make, manufacture—more at MAKE

2produce noun 1 : something produced : PRODUCT

2 : agricultural products and esp. fresh fruits and vegetables

prod·uct noun 1 : the number resulting from multiplication

2 : something produced

3 : something resulting from or necessarily following from a set of conditions

Synonyms

[2] affair, fruit, handiwork, output, produce, thing, work, yield; also article, commodity, object; goods, line, merchandise, wares; handcraft, handicraft, aftereffect, aftermath, conclusion, consequence, development, effect, issue, outcome, result, upshot; by-product, derivative, offshoot, residual, side effect, spin-off

[3] aftermath, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, result, resultant, sequence, upshot—more at EFFECT

pro·duc·tion noun 1 : something produced : PRODUCT

2 : the act or process of producing

product placement noun : the inclusion of a product in a television program or film as a means of advertising

pro·duc·tive adjective 1 : having the quality or power of producing esp. in abundance

2 : effective in bringing about

— pro·duc·tiv·i·ty noun

Synonyms

[1] fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, luxuriant, prolific, rich—more at FERTILE

[2] effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, fruitful, potent—more at EFFECTIVE

pro·duc·tive·ness noun : the quality or state of being productive

Synonyms

effectiveness, efficacy, efficiency—more at EFFICACY

pro·em noun 1 : preliminary comment : PREFACE

2 : PRELUDE

1prof noun : PROFESSOR

2prof abbreviation professional

1profane verb pro·faned; pro·fan·ing 1 : to treat (something sacred) with irreverence or contempt

2 : to debase by an unworthy use

— prof·a·na·tion noun

Synonyms

[1] defile, desecrate, violate—more at DESECRATE

[2] abase, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, pervert, poison, prostitute, subvert, warp—more at DEBASE

2profane adjective [ORIGIN: ME prophane, fr. MF, fr. L profanus, fr. pro- before + fanum temple]

1 : not concerned with religion : SECULAR

2 : not holy because unconsecrated, impure, or defiled

3 : serving to debase what is holy : IRREVERENT <~ language>

4 : OBSCENE, VULGAR

— pro·fane·ly adverb

— pro·fane·ness noun