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Parsimony Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Parsimony? [n] extreme stinginess [n] extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily Synonyms \| Synonyms for Parsimony: closeness \| meanness \| minginess \| niggardliness \| niggardness \| parsimoniousness \| penny-pinching \| thrift \| tightfistedness \| tightness Related Terms \| Find terms related to Parsimony: austerity \| austerity program \| canniness \| care \| carefulness \| chariness \| economic planning \| economicalness \| economy \| economy of means \| exiguity \| exiguousness \| false economy \| forehandedness \| frugality \| frugalness \| good management \| husbandry \| jejuneness \| jejunity \| leanness \| Lenten fare \| management \| meagerness \| meanness \| miserliness \| narrowness \| niggardliness \| paltriness \| parsimoniousness \| providence \| prudence \| prudential administration \| puniness \| scantiness \| scantness \| scrawniness \| scrimpiness \| skimpiness \| slenderness \| slightness \| slim pickings \| slimness \| smallness \| spareness \| sparingness \| stinginess \| thinness \| thrift \| thriftiness \| tight purse strings \| unwastefulness See Also \| frugality \| frugalness \| miserliness \| pettiness \| stinginess Parsimony In Webster's Dictionary \Par"simony\, n. [L. parsimonia, parcimonia; cf. parcere to spare, parsus sparing: cf. F. parcimonie.] Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness. --Bacon. Awful parsimony presided generally at the table. --Thackeray. Syn: Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness; closeness; stinginess. See {Economy}.

Parsimony Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Parsimony?

[n] extreme stinginess
[n] extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

Parsimony In Webster's Dictionary

\Par"si*mo*ny\, n. [L. parsimonia, parcimonia; cf.
parcere to spare, parsus sparing: cf. F. parcimonie.]
Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; --
generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness.
--Bacon.

      Awful parsimony presided generally at the table.
                                               --Thackeray.

Syn: Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness;
     closeness; stinginess. See {Economy}.

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