Skip to content

prodigue

prodigal

adjective pro-DEEG Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Also means

lavish (with money or gifts)

Usage Note

Prodigue is most familiar from l'enfant prodigue ('the prodigal son'), the biblical parable. It describes someone extravagantly generous or wasteful. The same form is used for both masculine and feminine. The related verb prodiguer means 'to lavish' or 'to bestow generously' — prodiguer des soins ('to lavish care').

Examples

"L'enfant prodigue est revenu chez son père."

Natural Translation

The prodigal son returned to his father.

Explore French by topic