- parsimoniousness
- par·si·mo·nious·ness
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parsimoniousness
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parsimoniousness — n. 1. The quality of being parsimonious; extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. Syn: parsimony, thrift, penny pinching. [WordNet 1.5] 2. An extreme stinginess. Syn: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parsimoniousness — Parsimonious Par si*mo ni*ous, a. [Cf. F. parcimonieux. See {Parsimony}.] Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. {Par si*mo ni*ous*ly}, adv. {Par si*mo ni*ous*ness}, n. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parsimoniousness — See parsimoniously. * * * … Universalium
parsimoniousness — noun The state or condition of being parsimonious. Syn: parsimony … Wiktionary
parsimoniousness — n. state of being parsimonious, stinginess, extreme frugality,par·si mo·ni·ous·ness || ‚pÉ‘rsɪ məʊnɪəsnɪs / pÉ‘Ës … English contemporary dictionary
parsimoniousness — noun 1. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily • Syn: ↑parsimony, ↑thrift, ↑penny pinching • Derivationally related forms: ↑penny pinching (for: ↑penny pinching), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Parsimony — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Parsimony >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 parsimony parsimony parcity| Sgm: N 1 parsimoniousness parsimoniousness stinginess &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 stint stint Sgm: N 1 illiberality illiberality avarice … English dictionary for students
closeness — noun 1. a feeling of being intimate and belonging together their closeness grew as the night wore on • Syn: ↑intimacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑close • Hypernyms: ↑belonging • … Useful english dictionary
meanness — noun 1. the quality of being deliberately mean (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑beastliness • Derivationally related forms: ↑mean, ↑beastly (for: ↑beastliness) • … Useful english dictionary
minginess — noun extreme stinginess • Syn: ↑meanness, ↑niggardliness, ↑niggardness, ↑parsimony, ↑parsimoniousness, ↑tightness, ↑tightfistedness, ↑closeness … Useful english dictionary
