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frugality vs parsimoniousness

parsimoniousness vs frugality

frugality and parsimoniousness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frugality Yes No No No
parsimoniousness Yes No No No
As nouns, parsimoniousness is a hyponym of frugality; that is, parsimoniousness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than frugality:
  • frugality: prudence in avoiding waste
  • parsimoniousness: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
Other hyponyms of frugality include parsimony, penny-pinching, thrift, economy, thriftiness.
frugality (noun) parsimoniousness (noun)
prudence in avoiding waste extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
extreme stinginess
Difference between frugality and parsimoniousness

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