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parsimoniousness

parsimoniousness \parsimoniousness\ n.

  1. The quality of being parsimonious; extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

    Syn: parsimony, thrift, penny-pinching.

  2. An extreme stinginess.

    Syn: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, tightfistedness.

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parsimoniousness

n. The state or condition of being parsimonious.

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parsimoniousness

  1. n. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily [syn: parsimony, thrift, penny-pinching]

  2. extreme stinginess [syn: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness]