different between spendthrift vs intemperate

English

Etymology

spend +? thrift (“(archaic) gain; prosperity”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?sp?n(d)???ft/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sp?n(d)????ft/
• Hyphenation: spend?thrift

Adjective

spendthrift (comparative more spendthrift, superlative most spendthrift)

1. Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. [from late 16th c.]
2. Extravagant or lavish.

Antonyms

• frugal
• thrifty

Translations

Noun

spendthrift (plural spendthrifts)

1. Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:spendthrift

Antonyms

• miser
• skinflint

Derived terms

• spendthrift trust
• spendthriftily
• spendthriftiness
• spendthrifty

Translations

References

Further reading

• spendthrift on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

in- +? temperate

Adjective

intemperate (comparative more intemperate, superlative most intemperate)

1. Lacking moderation, temper or control.

   intemperate language; intemperate zeal

   Bad week for: Jeremy Clarkson, who has become a hate figure in Malaysia after launching an intemperate attack on a Malaysian built car - The Week, 14 April 2007, 609, 4.

2. Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:excessive

Translations

Verb

intemperate (third-person singular simple present intemperates, present participle intemperating, simple past and past participle intemperated)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To disorder.

Anagrams

• impenetrate