parsimonious
Meaning of parsimonious
adjective
- very unwilling to spend money or use resources.
even the parsimonious Joe paid for drinks all round
Information about parsimonious
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of parsimonious
par-si-mo-nious
- It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
- parsimonious is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
parsimonious synonyms
Meaning penurious:
Meaning of or characteristic of a miser:
Meaning not generous; mean:
Meaning opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behaviour:
Meaning only a short distance away or apart in space or time:
Meaning avaricious; greedy:
Meaning supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something):
Meaning moderate; economical:
Meaning sparing or economical as regards money or food:
Meaning intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify:
Meaning mean; ungenerous:
Meaning not willing to spend or give much money; mean:
Meaning mean:
Meaning miserly:
Meaning located a short distance away:
parsimonious antonyms
Meaning showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected:
Meaning lacking restraint in spending money or using resources:
Meaning sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious:
Translation of parsimonious
- French: avare, avaricieux, radin, parcimonieux, ladre
- Spanish: avaro, tacaño, tacaña, avara
- German: geizig, knausrig, knauserig
- Italian: parsimonioso, tirato, avaro
Words that rhyme with parsimonious
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