parsimony
Meaning of parsimony
noun
extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.
late Middle English: from Latin parsimonia, parcimonia, from parcere ‘be sparing’.
Information about parsimony
- It is a name.
- The plural form of parsimony is: parsimonies.
- Languages in which parsimony is used:
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Hyphenation of parsimony
par-si-mony
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- parsimony is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
parsimony synonyms
Meaning parsimoniousness:
Meaning meanness:
meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness
Meaning excessive desire to save money; extreme meanness:
Meaning the quality of being economical with money or food; thriftiness:
Meaning the quality of being low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services:
Meaning the condition of being near; proximity:
parsimony antonyms
Meaning the quality of being kind and generous:
Translation of parsimony
- French: avarice, ladrerie, lésine, pingrerie, parcimonie
- German: Geiz
- Italian: avarizia, esosità, taccagneria, tirchieria
- Spanish: avaricia, miseria, codez, parsimonia, tacañería
- Portuguese: parcimónia
Words that rhyme with parsimony
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