PARSIMONY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word parsimony. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PARSIMONY
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penny-pinching | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily adjective satellite • giving or spending with reluctance | ||||||||
economical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth adjective satellite • using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness • avoiding waste | ||||||||
frugal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • avoiding waste | ||||||||
mean | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n adjective satellite • approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value • characterized by malice • having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality • marked by poverty befitting a beggar • (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity • (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt • of no value or worth • very good; of the highest quality verb • mean or intend to express or convey • have as a logical consequence • denote or connote • have in mind as a purpose • have a specified degree of importance • intend to refer to • destine or designate for a certain purpose | ||||||||
miserly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity | ||||||||
niggardly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • petty or reluctant in giving or spending | ||||||||
sparing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • avoiding waste | ||||||||
stingy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.) • deficient in amount or quality or extent | ||||||||
thrifty | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • careful and diligent in the use of resources adjective satellite • mindful of the future in spending money | ||||||||
tight | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • closely constrained or constricted or constricting • of such close construction as to be impermeable adverb • firmly or closely • in an attentive manner adjective satellite • pulled or drawn tight • set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration • pressed tightly together • (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity • affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow • of textiles • securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid • (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched • very drunk • exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent • demanding strict attention to rules and procedures • packed closely together | ||||||||
economy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the system of production and distribution and consumption • the efficient use of resources • frugality in the expenditure of money or resources • an act of economizing; reduction in cost | ||||||||
frugality | nounn | |||||||
noun • prudence in avoiding waste | ||||||||
parsimoniousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily • extreme stinginess | ||||||||
stinginess | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money | ||||||||
closeness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of being intimate and belonging together • the quality of being close and poorly ventilated • the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance • extreme stinginess • characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) • close or warm friendship | ||||||||
meanness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being deliberately mean • extreme stinginess | ||||||||
minginess | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme stinginess | ||||||||
niggardliness | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • extreme stinginess | ||||||||
niggardness | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme stinginess | ||||||||
thrift | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers • extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | ||||||||